Joomla CMS 3.4.6 code injection

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A vulnerability was found in Joomla CMS 3.4.6 (Content Management System). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 10/23/2019 by Alessandro Groppo as EDB-ID 47539 as confirmed exploit (Exploit-DB). The advisory is shared for download at exploit-db.com. The attack can be initiated remotely. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.

A public exploit has been developed by Alessandro Groppo in Python and been published immediately after the advisory. It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as highly functional. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (47539).

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
ATT&CK: T1059

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
Author: Alessandro Groppo
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: joomla.org

Advisory: EDB-ID 47539
Researcher: Alessandro Groppo
Status: Confirmed
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 10/26/2019 16:02
Updated: 10/26/2019 16:07
Changes: 10/26/2019 16:02 (44), 10/26/2019 16:07 (3)
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Submitter: misc

Submitinfo

Accepted

  • Submit #111: Joomla! 3.4.6 - Remote Code Execution (by misc)

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