Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2020-10243 (CCN-177590)

Assigned:2020-03-09
Published:2020-03-09
Updated:2020-03-18
Summary:An issue was discovered in Joomla! before 3.9.16. The lack of type casting of a variable in a SQL statement leads to a SQL injection vulnerability in the Featured Articles frontend menutype.
CVSS v3 Severity:9.8 Critical (CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
9.4 Critical (Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:H/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
6.5 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N)
6.2 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:H/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): None
CVSS v2 Severity:7.5 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
6.4 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): None
Vulnerability Type:CWE-89
Vulnerability Consequences:Data Manipulation
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2020-10243

Source: MISC
Type: Vendor Advisory
https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/807-20200306-core-sql-injection-in-featured-articles-menu-parameters

Source: CCN
Type: Joomla! Developers Web site
[20200306] - Core - SQL injection in Featured Articles menu parameters

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
joomla-core-cve202010243-sql-injection(177590)

Source: CCN
Type: Joomla! Web site
Joomla 3.9.16 Release

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:joomla:joomla!:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version >= 1.7.0 and < 3.9.16)

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    joomla joomla! *