Check Point Advisories

Joomla! SQL Injection (CVE-2018-5991; CVE-2018-7177; CVE-2018-7178; CVE-2018-7179; CVE-2018-7180; CVE-2018-7314)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2018-1285
Date Published:	19 Nov 2018
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Wednesday 29 May, 2024
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2018-5991 CVE-2018-7177 CVE-2018-7178 CVE-2018-7179 CVE-2018-7180 CVE-2018-7314
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Joomla! Form Maker component 3.6.12 Joomla! PrayerCenter component 3.0.2 Joomla! Saxum Numerology component 3.0.4 Joomla! SquadManagement component 1.0.3 Joomla! Saxum Astro component 4.0.14 Joomla! Saxum Picker component 3.2.10
Vulnerability Description	An SQL injection vulnerability exists in Joomla!. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability would allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary SQL commands on the affected system.

Protection Overview

This protection detects attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Joomla! SQL Injection protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: Web Server Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: Joomla! SQL Injection