SB2017070410 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Joomla!



SB2017070410 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Joomla!

Published: July 4, 2017

Security Bulletin ID SB2017070410
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-9933)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to improper cache invalidation mechanism. A remote attacker can view cache files and obtain potentially sensitive information, related to forms.

2) Cross-site request forgery (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-9934)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform CSRF attack.

The vulnerability exists due to missing CSRF token. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into visiting it and execute arbitrary HTML and JavaScript code in victim's browser in context of vulnerable website.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.