FreeBSD : joomla -- multiple vulnerabilities (a9f60ce8-a4e0-11e5-b864-14dae9d210b8)

high Nessus Plugin ID 87483

Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update.

Description

The JSST and the Joomla! Security Center report : [20151201] - Core - Remote Code Execution Vulnerability Browser information is not filtered properly while saving the session values into the database which leads to a Remote Code Execution vulnerability. [20151202] - Core - CSRF Hardening Add additional CSRF hardening in com_templates.
[20151203] - Core - Directory Traversal Failure to properly sanitize input data from the XML install file located within an extension's package archive allows for directory traversal. [20151204] - Core - Directory Traversal Inadequate filtering of request data leads to a Directory Traversal vulnerability.

Solution

Update the affected package.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?b06a8fbc

http://www.nessus.org/u?bec8944e

http://www.nessus.org/u?08e45224

http://www.nessus.org/u?c674f363

http://www.nessus.org/u?4c388902

http://www.nessus.org/u?408c5832

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 87483

File Name: freebsd_pkg_a9f60ce8a4e011e5b86414dae9d210b8.nasl

Version: 2.10

Type: local

Published: 12/18/2015

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:joomla3, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/17/2015

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/14/2015

Exploitable With

CANVAS (CANVAS)

Core Impact

Metasploit (Joomla HTTP Header Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-8562, CVE-2015-8563, CVE-2015-8564, CVE-2015-8565