Improper input validation in jcomments - #VU14425

 

Improper input validation in jcomments - #VU14425

Published: August 16, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU14425
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Joomla!
Affected software:
jcomments

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.

The weakness exists due to inadequate input validation of object_group parameter. A local attacker can gain elevated privileges and include arbitrary local file.

Remediation

Update to version 3.0.6.

Sources