PT-2018-17261 · Joomla · Joomla! Smart Shoutbox

Ihsan Sencan · Published 2018-02-17 · Updated 2018-03-02 · CVE-2018-5975

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

9.8

Critical

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Joomla! Smart Shoutbox version 3.0.0

Description: A SQL Injection issue exists in the Smart Shoutbox component for Joomla!, which can be exploited via the shoutauthor parameter to the "archive" API endpoint.

Recommendations: For Joomla! Smart Shoutbox version 3.0.0, avoid using the shoutauthor parameter in the archive URI until the issue is resolved. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the archive URI to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

SQL injection

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-89

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-5975

Affected Products

Joomla! Smart Shoutbox

References · 3

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/44127 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-5975 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5975 · Security Note