SB2018101508 - SQL injection in CW Article Attachments component for Joomla!
Published: October 15, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018101508
CSH Severity
Low
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)
CWE-ID: CWE-89 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary SQL commands in application database.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. A remote authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted request to vulnerable application and execute arbitrary SQL commands in application's database.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to read, alter or modify data in database.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.