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Joomla Content History SQLi Remote Code Execution

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Disclosed
Oct 23, 2015
Created
May 30, 2018

Description

This module exploits a SQL injection vulnerability found in Joomla versions
3.2 up to 3.4.4. The vulnerability exists in the Content History administrator
component in the core of Joomla. Triggering the SQL injection makes it possible
to retrieve active Super User sessions. The cookie can be used to login to the
Joomla administrator backend. By creating a new template file containing our
payload, remote code execution is made possible.

Authors

Asaf Orpani
xistence [email protected]

Platform

PHP

Architectures

php

References

Module Options

To display the available options, load the module within the Metasploit console and run the commands 'show options' or 'show advanced':


    msf > use exploit/unix/webapp/joomla_contenthistory_sqli_rce
    msf exploit(joomla_contenthistory_sqli_rce) > show targets
        ...targets...
    msf exploit(joomla_contenthistory_sqli_rce) > set TARGET < target-id >
    msf exploit(joomla_contenthistory_sqli_rce) > show options
        ...show and set options...
    msf exploit(joomla_contenthistory_sqli_rce) > exploit
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