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Joomla! 1.0.x < 3.9.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities

critical Web App Scanning Plugin ID 98521

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Synopsis

Joomla! 1.0.x < 3.9.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities

Description

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

 - XSS in URL fields in various core components affects Joomla 2.5.0 through 3.9.2

 - XSS in browserside mime-type sniffing affects Joomla 1.0.0 through 3.9.2

 - "No Filtering" textfilter overriding child settings in the Global Configuration affects Joomla 2.5.0 through 3.9.2

 - Stored XSS issue in the Global Configuration help url affects Joomla 2.5.0 through 3.9.2

 - XSS Issue in core.js writeDynaList affects Joomla 2.5.0 through 3.9.2

 - phar:// stream wrapper used for object injection attacks affects Joomla 2.5.0 through 3.9.2

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 3.9.3 or latest.

See Also

https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/765-20190201-core-lack-of-url-filtering-in-various-core-components.html

https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/766-20190202-core-browserside-mime-type-sniffing-causes-xss-attack-vectors.html

https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/767-20190203-core-additional-warning-in-the-global-configuration-textfilter-settings.html

https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/768-20190204-core-stored-xss-issue-in-the-global-configuration-help-url-2.html

https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/769-20190205-core-xss-issue-in-core-js-writedynalist.html

https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/770-20190206-core-implement-the-typo3-phar-stream-wrapper.html

https://www.joomla.org/announcements/release-news/5756-joomla-3-9-3-release.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 98521

Type: remote

Published: 2/15/2019

Updated: 3/14/2023

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-7743

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-7743

Vulnerability Information

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/12/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/12/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-7739, CVE-2019-7740, CVE-2019-7741, CVE-2019-7742, CVE-2019-7743, CVE-2019-7744

BID: 107015, 107017, 107018, 107019, 107020, 107050