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Joomla! 3.1.x < 3.7.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities

high Web App Scanning Plugin ID 98432

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Synopsis

Joomla! 3.1.x < 3.7.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities

Description

According to its self-reported version number, the detected Joomla! application is affected by multiple vulnerabilities :

 - A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists due to improper validation of user-supplied input with multibyte characters. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, via a specially crafted request, to execute arbitrary script code in a user's browser session. Note that this vulnerability affects versions 1.5.0 through 3.6.5. (CVE-2017-7985)

 - An information disclosure vulnerability exists due to improper handling of cache invalidation. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this to disclose sensitive form content. (CVE-2017-9933)

 - A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists due to improper validation of user-supplied input before returning it to users. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, via a specially crafted request, to execute arbitrary script code in a user's browser session. (CVE-2017-9934)

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

Solution

Update to Joomla! version 3.7.3 or latest.

See Also

https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/696-20170601-core-information-disclosure

https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/697-20170602-core-xss-vulnerability

https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/698-20170603-core-xss-vulnerability.html

https://www.joomla.org/announcements/release-news/5709-joomla-3-7-3-release.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 98432

Type: remote

Published: 11/5/2018

Updated: 3/14/2023

Scan Template: api, basic, full, pci, scan

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-9933

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-9933

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/25/2017

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/25/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-7985, CVE-2017-9933, CVE-2017-9934

BID: 98020, 99450, 99451