#VU12980 Race condition in Joomla!


Published: 2018-05-22 | Updated: 2018-05-23

Vulnerability identifier: #VU12980

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-11324

CWE-ID: CWE-362

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Joomla!
Web applications / CMS

Vendor: Joomla!

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform session fixation attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to a race condition, related to background process when destroying user's session. A remote attacker can create a race condition that and re-use victim's session identifier.

Mitigation
Update to version 3.8.8.

Vulnerable software versions

Joomla!: 3.8.0 - 3.8.7, 3.7.0 - 3.7.5, 3.6.0 - 3.6.5, 3.5.0 - 3.5.9, 3.4.0 - 3.4.8, 3.3.0 - 3.3.6, 3.2.0 - 3.2.7, 3.1.0 - 3.1.6, 3.0.0 - 3.0.4

External links
http://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.


Latest bulletins with this vulnerability


Multiple vulnerabilities in Joomla!