SQL injection in aWeb Cart Watching System for Virtuemart - CVE-2016-10114
Published: January 4, 2017 / Updated: January 4, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU3270
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: 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:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-10114
CWE-ID: CWE-89
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: aWebSupport
Affected software:
aWeb Cart Watching System for Virtuemart
aWeb Cart Watching System for Virtuemart
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary SQL commands in vulnerable application.
The vulnerability exists in aWeb Cart Watching System for Virtuemart for Joomla! due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data passed via "categorysearch" and "smartSearch" parameters. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request to vulnerable script and execute arbitrary SQL commands in web application database.
Successful exploitation may allow an attacker to gain complete control over vulnerable website.
How to mitigate CVE-2016-10114
Update to version 2.6.1.