SB2017050403 - SQL injection in Myportfolio component for Joomla!
Published: May 4, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017050403
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) SQL injection (CVE-ID: N/A)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary SQL commands in web application database.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data passed via the "pid" HTTP GET parameter to "/index.php" script (when option=com_myportfolio). A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request to vulnerable script and execute arbitrary SQL commands in web application database.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to gain administrative access to vulnerable web application.
Exploitation example:http://[host]/index.php?task=project&view=grid&id=1&pid=[SQL]&format=raw&option=com_myportfolio&Itemid=125
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.