CVE-2018-7180: SQL Injection exists in the Saxum Astro 4.0.14 component for Joomla! via the publicid parameter.

PriorityP263critical9.8CVSS 3.0

AVNACLPRNUINSUCHIHAH

EXPLOIT

EPSS

2.76%

84.4th percentile

SQL Injection exists in the Saxum Astro 4.0.14 component for Joomla! via the publicid parameter.

Affected

1 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
saxum2003	astro	—	—

Detection & IOCsextracted from sources · hover to see the quote

urlhttp://localhost/[PATH]/index.php?option=com_saxumastro&view=savedreading&publicid=[SQL]↗

urlhttp://localhost/[PATH]/index.php?option=com_saxumastro&view=interpret&typeid=1&signid=[SQL]↗

commandindex.php?option=com_saxumastro&view=savedreading&publicid=↗

commandindex.php?option=com_saxumastro&view=interpret&typeid=1&signid=↗

→Monitor HTTP requests targeting the Joomla component 'com_saxumastro' with the 'publicid' parameter for SQL injection payloads (e.g., quotes, AND/EXTRACT keywords). ↗
→Monitor HTTP requests targeting 'com_saxumastro' with views 'savedreading' (parameter: publicid) and 'interpret' (parameter: signid) for anomalous SQL syntax. ↗
→The exploit uses base64-encoded SQL payloads passed in the 'publicid' and 'signid' parameters; inspect and decode these parameters for EXTRACTVALUE/CONCAT-based blind SQL injection patterns. ↗

·The exploit proof-of-concept uses URL-encoded (percent-encoded) and base64-encoded SQL payloads; detection rules must account for both encoded and decoded forms of the injection strings. ↗
·Affected version is specifically 4.0.14; verify component version before applying detections to avoid false positives on patched installations. ↗

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.09.8CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvdv2.07.5HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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