SB2015081805 - SQL injection in J2Store plugin for Joomla!

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.

1) SQL injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-6513)

CWE-ID: CWE-89 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

CVSSv4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary SQL queries in database.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data passed via the (1) sortby or (2) manufacturer_ids[] parameter to index.php. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request to the affected application and execute arbitrary SQL commands within the application database.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to read, delete, modify data in database and gain complete control over the affected application.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• http://j2store.org/download-j2store/j2store-v3-3-1-7.html
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132658/Joomla-J2Store-3.1.6-SQL-Injection.html
• http://volatileminds.net/2015/07/07/j2store-316-sql-injection.html