Joomla com_yvhotels SQLi Vulnerability

# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2011 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
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# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

CPE = "cpe:/a:joomla:joomla";

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.802124");
  script_version("2026-04-30T06:27:06+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2026-04-30 06:27:06 +0000 (Thu, 30 Apr 2026)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2011-07-22 12:16:19 +0200 (Fri, 22 Jul 2011)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"7.5");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");

  script_name("Joomla com_yvhotels SQLi Vulnerability");

  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.1337day.com/exploits/16531");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.exploit-id.com/web-applications/joomla-com_yvhotels-sql-injection-vulnerability");

  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_active");
  script_category(ACT_ATTACK);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2011 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("Web application abuses");
  script_dependencies("joomla_http_detect.nasl");
  script_require_ports("Services/www", 80);
  script_mandatory_keys("joomla/detected");

  script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation will let attackers to manipulate SQL
queries by injecting arbitrary SQL code.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Joomla yvhotels component version 1.1.1");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The flaw is due to input passed via the 'id' parameter to 'index.php' (when
'option' is set to 'com_yvhotels', 'act' is set to 'show_info' & 'task' set to 'desc') is not properly sanitised
before being used in a SQL query.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"No known solution was made available for at least one year since the
disclosure of this vulnerability. Likely none will be provided anymore. General solution options are to upgrade to a
newer release, disable respective features, remove the product or replace the product by another one.");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"Joomla yvhotels component is prone to an SQL injection (SQLi) vulnerability.");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"WillNotFix");
  exit(0);
}

include("host_details.inc");
include("http_func.inc");
include("http_keepalive.inc");

if (!port = get_app_port(cpe:CPE))
  exit(0);

if (!dir = get_app_location(cpe:CPE, port:port))
  exit(0);

if (dir == "/")
  dir = "";

url = dir + "/index.php?option=com_yvhotels&act=show_info&task=desc&id='";

if (http_vuln_check(port: port, url: url, pattern: "You have an error in your SQL syntax;")) {
  report = http_report_vuln_url(port: port, url: url);
  security_message(port: port, data: report);
  exit(0);
}

exit(99);