RULE(RULE ID:321444)

Rule General Information
Release Date: 2019-08-15
Rule Name: Joomla! Hathor Postinstall Message SQL Injection Vulnerability (CVE-2018-6376)
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CVE ID:
Rule Protection Details
Description: In Joomla! before 3.8.4, the lack of type casting of a variable in a SQL statement leads to a SQL injection vulnerability in the Hathor postinstall message.
Impact: An attacker can inject arbitrary sql commands to view or change the database of the target by exploiting the vulnerability successfully.
Affected OS: Windows, Others
Reference: SecurityFocusBID:102916
SecurityTrackerID:1040316
https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/722-20180105-core-sqli-vulnerability.html
Solutions
The vendors have released upgrade patches to fix vulnerabilities, please visit:
https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/722-20180105-core-sqli-vulnerability.html