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Joomla! 2.5.x < 3.9.14 Multiple Vulnerabilities

critical Web App Scanning Plugin ID 98936

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Synopsis

Joomla! 2.5.x < 3.9.14 Multiple Vulnerabilities

Description

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

 - A path disclosure exists in versions 3.8.0 to 3.9.13 due to a missing access check in framework files (CVE-2019-19845)

 - SQL injection vulnerabilities exist in versions 2.5.0 to 3.9.13 due to a lack of validation of configuration parameters (CVE-2019-19846)

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 3.9.14 or latest.

See Also

https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/796-20191201-core-path-disclosure-in-logger-class.html

https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/797-20191202-core-various-sql-injections-through-configuration-parameters.html

https://www.joomla.org/announcements/release-news/5781-joomla-3-9-14.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 98936

Type: remote

Published: 1/30/2020

Updated: 12/6/2023

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-2019-19846

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-2019-19846

Vulnerability Information

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/18/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/18/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-19845, CVE-2019-19846