DS-Syndicate component for Joomla! index2.php SQL injection

dssyndicate-index2-sql-injection (45979) The risk level is classified as MediumMedium Risk

Description:

The DS-Syndicate component for Joomla! is vulnerable to SQL injection. If "option" is set to "ds-syndicate" and "version" to "1", a remote attacker could send specially-crafted SQL statements to the index2.php script using the feed_id parameter, which could allow the attacker to view, add, modify or delete information in the back-end database.

Platforms Affected:

  • Joomla!, com_ds-syndicate 1.0.3
  • Joomla!, com_ds-syndicate 1.0.4
  • Joomla!, com_ds-syndicate 1.1.0
  • Joomla!, com_ds-syndicate 1.1.1

Remedy:

No remedy available as of July 4, 2009.

Consequences:

Data Manipulation

References:

  • JoomlaCode Web site, DS-Syndicate at http://joomlacode.org/gf/project/dssyndicate/.
  • BID-31819: DS-Syndicate Joomla! Component 'feed_id' Parameter SQL Injection Vulnerability
  • CVE-2008-4623: SQL injection vulnerability in the DS-Syndicate (com_ds-syndicate) component 1.1.1 for Joomla allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the feed_id parameter to index2.php.
  • SA32321: Joomla DS-Syndicate Component "feed_id" SQL Injection
  • VUPEN/ADV-2008-2859: DS-Syndicate Component for Joomla SQL Injection Vulnerability

Reported:

Oct 20, 2008

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