VDB-118073 · CVE-2018-11322 · BID 104272

Joomla CMS up to 3.8.7 PHAR File unrestricted upload

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Joomla CMS up to 3.8.7 (Content Management System). This issue affects an unknown code of the component PHAR File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a unrestricted upload vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-434. The product allows the attacker to upload or transfer files of dangerous types that can be automatically processed within the product's environment. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An issue was discovered in Joomla! Core before 3.8.8. Depending on the server configuration, PHAR files might be handled as executable PHP scripts by the webserver.

The bug was discovered 05/02/2018. The weakness was presented 05/22/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-11322 since 05/21/2018. The attack may be initiated remotely. A simple authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1608.002 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 20 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 110227 (Joomla! < 3.8.8 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 154015 (Joomla! Prior to 3.8.8 Multiple Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading to version 3.8.8 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (110227). See 118072, 118074, 118075 and 118076 for similar entries.

Productinfo

Type

Content Management System

Vendor

Joomla

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Version

License

open-source

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.1

VulDB Base Score: 5.0
VulDB Temp Score: 4.8
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NVD Base Score: 7.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Unrestricted upload
CWE: CWE-434 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
ATT&CK: T1608.002

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 110227
Nessus Name: Joomla! < 3.8.8 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 65242
OpenVAS Name: Joomla! Core Multiple Vulnerabilities-01 May18 (20180502/20180501)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: CMS 3.8.8

Timelineinfo

05/02/2018 🔍
05/21/2018 +19 days 🔍
05/22/2018 +0 days 🔍
05/22/2018 +0 days 🔍
05/22/2018 +0 days 🔍
05/22/2018 +0 days 🔍
05/23/2018 +1 days 🔍
05/31/2018 +8 days 🔍
03/14/2023 +1748 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: joomla.org

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-11322 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1040966
SecurityFocus: 104272 - Joomla! Core CVE-2018-11322 Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 05/23/2018 08:47
Updated: 03/14/2023 15:29
Changes: 05/23/2018 08:47 (75), 05/31/2020 17:03 (4), 03/14/2023 15:29 (4)
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