Joomla 1.5.x < 3.10.15 / 4.0.x < 4.4.3 / 5.0.x < 5.0.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities (5904-joomla-5-0-3-and-4-4-3-security-and-bug-fix-release)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 190786

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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 1.5.x prior to 3.10.15, 4.0.x prior to 4.4.3, or 5.0.x prior to 5.0.3. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

- The MFA management features did not properly terminate existing user sessions when a user's MFA methods have been modified. (CVE-2024-21722)

- Inadequate parsing of URLs could result into an open redirect. (CVE-2024-21723)

- Inadequate input validation for media selection fields lead to XSS vulnerabilities in various extensions.
(CVE-2024-21724)

- Inadequate escaping of mail addresses lead to XSS vulnerabilities in various components. (CVE-2024-21725)

- Inadequate content filtering leads to XSS vulnerabilities in various components. (CVE-2024-21726)

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

Solution

Upgrade to Joomla! version 3.10.15 / 4.4.3 / 5.0.3 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 190786

File Name: joomla_503.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 2/20/2024

Updated: 11/5/2024

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode, Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Enable CGI Scanning: true

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.2

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-21725

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.7

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

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-21726

Vulnerability Information

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

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

Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/20/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/10/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-21722, CVE-2024-21723, CVE-2024-21724, CVE-2024-21725, CVE-2024-21726

IAVA: 2024-A-0114-S

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