Joomla BT Media Component SQLi Vulnerability

# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2016 Greenbone AG
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# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

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

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.808089");
  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:"2016-06-22 14:45:59 +0530 (Wed, 22 Jun 2016)");

  script_name("Joomla BT Media Component SQLi Vulnerability");

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

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Send a crafted data via HTTP GET request
  and check whether it is able to execute sql query or not.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The flaw exists due to an insufficient
  validation of user supplied input via 'categories' parameter to 'index.php' script.");

  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 BT Media 1.4.0 and prior");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Update to version 1.4.1 or later.");

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

  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://bowthemes.com/joomla-extensions/bt-media-gallery.html#btshowcase-changelog");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39977");

  script_category(ACT_ATTACK);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2016 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_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://extensions.joomla.org/extension/bt-media-gallery");
  exit(0);
}

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

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

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

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

url = dir + "/index.php?option=com_bt_media&view=list&categories[0]=SQL-INJECTION-TEST&Itemid=%27";

if(http_vuln_check(port:http_port, url:url, check_header:FALSE, pattern:"You have an error in your SQL syntax",
                   extra_check:make_list("SQL-INJECTION-TEST", "MySQL server", "bt_media"))) {
  report = http_report_vuln_url(port:http_port, url:url);
  security_message(port:http_port, data:report);
  exit(0);
}

exit(99);