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Joomla! 3.x < 3.9.15 Multiple Vulnerabilities

high Web App Scanning Plugin ID 98935

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Synopsis

Joomla! 3.x < 3.9.15 Multiple Vulnerabilities

Description

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

 - A cross-site request forgery (CSRF) exists in versions 3.0.0 to 3.9.14 due to a missing token checks in the batch actions of various components (CVE-2020-8419)

 - A cross-site request forgery (CSRF) exists in versions 3.0.0 to 3.9.14 due to a missing CSRF token check in the LESS compiler of com_templates (CVE-2020-8420)

 - A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in versions 3.9.0 to 3.9.14 due to inadequate escaping of usernames (CVE-2020-8421)

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 3.9.15 or latest.

See Also

https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/798-20200101-core-csrf-in-batch-actions.html

https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/799-20200102-core-csrf-com-templates-less-compiler.html

https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/800-20200103-core-xss-in-com-actionlogs.html

https://www.joomla.org/announcements/release-news/5782-joomla-3-9-15.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 98935

Type: remote

Published: 1/30/2020

Updated: 3/14/2023

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-8419

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-8419

Vulnerability Information

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/28/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/28/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-8419, CVE-2020-8420, CVE-2020-8421