SQL injection in Spider Calendar component for Joomla!

1) SQL injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU17853

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 8.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: N/A

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

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data in calendar_id and date parameters (when "option=com_spidercalendar"), component parameter (when "view=bigcalendarweek"), cat_ids parameter (when "view=spidercalendarbig_seemore"), ev_ids parameter (when "view=spidercalendarbig") and date parameter (when "view=bigcalendarweek") . 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.

Mitigation

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

Vulnerable software versions

Spider Calendar: 3.2.17

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:web-dorado:spider_calendar:3.2.17:*:*:*:*:joomla:*:*

External links

https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/download/151842/joomlaspidercalendar3217-sql.txt

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.