Joomla up to 4.2.4 com_media cross site scripting

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A vulnerability has been found in Joomla up to 4.2.4 (Content Management System) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component com_media. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-79. The software does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

An issue was discovered in Joomla! 4.0.0 through 4.2.4. Inadequate filtering of potentially malicious user input leads to reflected XSS vulnerabilities in com_media.

The weakness was shared 11/09/2022. It is possible to read the advisory at developer.joomla.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-27914 since 03/25/2022. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/10/2022). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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

Productinfo

Type

Content Management System

Name

Joomla

License

open-source

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CPE 2.2info

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8

VulDB Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Temp Score: 3.5
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 6.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
ATT&CK: T1059.007

Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

03/25/2022 CVE reserved
11/09/2022 +229 days Advisory disclosed
11/09/2022 +0 days VulDB entry created
12/10/2022 +31 days VulDB last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: joomla.org

Advisory: developer.joomla.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-27914 (🔒)

Entryinfo

Created: 11/09/2022 11:30 AM
Updated: 12/10/2022 11:02 PM
Changes: 11/09/2022 11:30 AM (38), 12/10/2022 11:02 PM (12)
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