Joomla 'com_easyfaq' Component Multiple SQLi Vulnerabilities

# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2012 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("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.902827");
  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:"2012-03-30 12:12:12 +0530 (Fri, 30 Mar 2012)");

  script_name("Joomla 'com_easyfaq' Component Multiple SQLi Vulnerabilities");

  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.1337day.com/exploits/17859");
  script_category(ACT_ATTACK);
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_active");
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2012 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 allow remote attackers to cause SQL Injection
attack and gain sensitive information.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Joomla! EasyFAQ Component");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The flaws are due to improper validation of user-supplied input passed via
multiple parameters to 'index.php' (when 'option' is set to 'com_easyfaq'), 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 EasyFAQ component is prone to multiple SQL injection
  (SQLi) vulnerabilities.");

  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_easyfaq&task=view&contact_id='";

if (http_vuln_check(port: port, url: url, check_header: TRUE, 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);