SQL injection in AYS Quiz for Joomla! - #VU6860

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SQL injection in AYS Quiz for Joomla! - #VU6860

Published: June 2, 2017 / Updated: June 2, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU6860
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:P/U:Green
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-89
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: AYS Pro Extensions
Affected software:
AYS Quiz for Joomla!

Detailed vulnerability description

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 "id" HTTP GET parameter to /index.php script. 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/index.php?option=com_aysquiz&controller=question&id=[SQL]&format=raw

Remediation

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

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