Multiple vulnerabilities in Joomla!
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 3 |
| CVE-ID | N/A |
| CWE-ID | CWE-352 CWE-284 CWE-79 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Joomla! Web applications / CMS |
| Vendor | Joomla! |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 3 vulnerabilities.
1) CSRF in com_joomlaupdate
EUVDB-ID: #VU267
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 4.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID:
CWE-352 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote authenticated to perform cross-site request forgery attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient verification of the HTTP request origin in com_joomlaupdate component. A remote non-authenticated attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted web page and perform certain actions with privileges of the authenticated victim.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow an attacker to perform certain unauthorized actions with privileges of the victim’s account.
MitigationUpdate to version 3.6.1.
Vulnerable software versionsJoomla!: 3.6.0
External linkshttp://developer.joomla.org/security-centre.html
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
2) ACL security bypass in com_content component
EUVDB-ID: #VU266
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 3.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID:
CWE-284 - Improper Access Control
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote authenticated user to access otherwise restricted content.
The vulnerability exists in com_content component when validating ACLs for different users. A remote authenticated user can read data, which should be available only to users with edit_own level privileges.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow an attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information.
MitigationUpdate to version 3.6.1.
Vulnerable software versionsJoomla!: 1.6.0 - 3.6.0
External linkshttp://developer.joomla.org/security-centre.html
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
3) Cross-site scripting in mail component
EUVDB-ID: #VU265
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 5.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID:
CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
The vulnerability is caused by incorrect filtration of input data passed to mail component. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in victim’s browser in security context of vulnerable website.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.
MitigationUpdate to version 3.6.1.
Vulnerable software versionsJoomla!: 1.6.0 - 3.6.0
External linkshttp://developer.joomla.org/security-centre.html
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
