SQL Injection in Weborange (CVE-2017-20260)
Summary
SQL injection in Weborange (CVE-2017-20260). Confidential information can be exposed externally.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
Joomla! Component Price Alert 3.0.2 contains an SQL injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL queries by injecting malicious code through the product_id parameter. Attackers can send requests to the subscribeajax view with crafted SQL payloads in the product_id parameter to extract sensitive database information including credentials and configuration data.
Source: GitHub Security Advisories (Global) NVD GitHub Advisory
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2017-20260 has been found in Weborange.
Confidential information can be exposed externally. CVSS score: 8.2/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Weborange CVE-2017-20260" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2017-20260 (Weborange) — CWE-89 / CVSS v3 8.2
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
SQL injection (CWE-89) exists in Weborange.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Weborange.
Severity: High (CVSS 8.2/10). Confidential information can be exposed externally.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run grep -r 'Weborange' . against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'Weborange' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で
Weborangeを grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。 -
2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
References
- advisory disclosure@vulncheck.com
- exploit disclosure@vulncheck.com
- web nvd.nist.gov
- web extensions.joomla.org
- web weborange.eu
- web github.com
- web disclosure@vulncheck.com
- web disclosure@vulncheck.com