Joomla 3.0.x < 3.9.24 Multiple Vulnerabilities (5830-joomla-3-9-24)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 144980

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Synopsis

A PHP application running on the remote web server is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

According to its self-reported version, the instance of Joomla! running on the remote web server is 3.0.x prior to 3.9.24. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

- An issue was discovered in Joomla! 3.0.0 through 3.9.23. The lack of ACL checks in the orderPosition endpoint of com_modules leak names of unpublished and/or inaccessible modules. (CVE-2021-23123)

- An issue was discovered in Joomla! 3.9.0 through 3.9.23. The lack of escaping in mod_breadcrumbs aria- label attribute allows XSS attacks. (CVE-2021-23124)

- An issue was discovered in Joomla! 3.1.0 through 3.9.23. The lack of escaping of image-related parameters in multiple com_tags views cause lead to XSS attack vectors. (CVE-2021-23125)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to Joomla! version 3.9.24 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 144980

File Name: joomla_3924.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 1/14/2021

Updated: 6/5/2024

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode, Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Enable CGI Scanning: true

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-23123

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.1

Temporal Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-23125

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:joomla:joomla%5c%21

Required KB Items: www/PHP, Settings/ParanoidReport, installed_sw/Joomla!

Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/12/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/12/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-23123, CVE-2021-23124, CVE-2021-23125

IAVA: 2021-A-0012-S

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