PT-2017-6731

CVE-2015-4073

Published

2017-09-20

Updated

2017-09-22

Description by

CVSS 2.0

7.5

High

MetricsAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Helpdesk Pro plugin versions prior to 1.4.0 for Joomla!

Description The issue allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the ticket code or email parameter. Additionally, remote authenticated users can execute arbitrary SQL commands via the filter order parameter.

Recommendations For versions prior to 1.4.0, update to version 1.4.0 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the ticket code, email, and filter order parameters to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploitability

Exploit

Fix

Impacts

Researchers

Gregor Mynarsky

Kristian Varnai

Simon Rawet

Vendors

Affected products

Weakness enumeration

CWE-89: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command (\'SQL Injection\')