CVE-2018-5990

published 2018-02-17

CVE-2018-5990: SQL Injection exists in the AllVideos Reloaded 1.2.x component for Joomla! via the divid parameter.

Priority P2 65 critical 9.8 CVSS 3.0

AV N AC L PR N UI N S U C H I H A H

EXPLOIT

SQL Injection exists in the AllVideos Reloaded 1.2.x component for Joomla! via the divid parameter.

Affected

1 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
allvideos_reloaded_project	allvideos_reloaded	1.2 – 1.2.7	—

Detection & IOCs extracted from sources · hover to see the quote

url http://localhost/[PATH]/index.php?option=com_avreloaded&view=popup&Itemid=55&divid=[SQL]↗

• → SQL injection via the `divid` parameter in the AllVideos Reloaded Joomla component; monitor HTTP requests targeting `option=com_avreloaded&view=popup` with a manipulated `divid` query parameter for SQL metacharacters or encoded payloads. ↗
• → The exploit delivers a Base64-encoded SQL payload in the `divid` parameter; inspect and decode Base64 values in that parameter for UNION/SELECT injection patterns. ↗
• → Look for HTTP requests to Joomla paths containing `option=com_avreloaded` combined with `view=popup` as a reliable indicator of targeting this vulnerable component. ↗

• · The exploit PoC uses `localhost` as the target host; in real-world attacks the host portion will vary — only the query-string pattern (`option=com_avreloaded&view=popup&divid=`) is the stable detection anchor. ↗
• · The `Itemid` value (55 in the PoC) is installation-specific and will differ across targets; do not rely on it as a detection condition. ↗

CVSS provenance

nvd v3.0 9.8 CRITICAL CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvd v2.0 7.5 HIGH AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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