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FreeBSD : joomla -- multiple vulnerabilities (4872d9a7-4128-11dc-bdb0-0016179b2dd5)
high Nessus Plugin ID 25840
Synopsis
The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update.Description
A Secunia Advisory reports :joomla can be exploited to conduct session fixation attacks, cross-site scripting attacks or HTTP response splitting attacks.
Certain unspecified input passed in com_search, com_content and mod_login is not properly sanitised before being returned to a user.
This can be exploited to execute arbitrary HTML and script code in a user's browser session in context of an affected site.
Input passed to the url parameter is not properly sanitised before being returned to the user. This can be exploited to insert arbitrary HTTP headers, which will be included in a response sent to the user, allowing for execution of arbitrary HTML and script code in a user's browser session in context of an affected site.
An error exists in the handling of sessions and can be exploited to hijack another user's session by tricking the user into logging in after following a specially crafted link.
Solution
Update the affected package.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 25840
File Name: freebsd_pkg_4872d9a7412811dcbdb00016179b2dd5.nasl
Version: 1.16
Type: local
Family: FreeBSD Local Security Checks
Published: 8/3/2007
Updated: 1/6/2021
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 9.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:joomla, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info
Patch Publication Date: 8/2/2007
Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/30/2007
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2007-4188, CVE-2007-4189, CVE-2007-4190, CVE-2007-5577