Joomla CMS up to 2.5.2 index.php jform[groups] privileges management
CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
---|---|---|
6.3 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability was found in Joomla CMS up to 2.5.2 (Content Management System). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file index.php. The manipulation of the argument jform[groups]
with the input value 7
leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect integrity.
The weakness was released 03/15/2012 by Jeff Channell (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at jeffchannell.com. The public release was coordinated with Joomla. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2012-1563 since 03/12/2012. The attack can be launched remotely. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.
A public exploit has been developed by Charles Fol and been published 6 years after the advisory. It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 4 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. By approaching the search of inurl:index.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 12880 (Joomla! Predictable Password Generation and Remote Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities).
Upgrading to version 2.5.3 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (74088) and Exploit-DB (41156). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at 4832.
Product
Type
Vendor
Name
Version
License
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
VulDB CVSS-B Score: 🔍VulDB CVSS-BT Score: 🔍
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍
CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.0VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.7
VulDB Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Temp Score: 5.9
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍
NVD Base Score: 7.5
NVD Vector: 🔍
CVSSv2
AV | AC | Au | C | I | A |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
💳 | 💳 | 💳 | 💳 | 💳 | 💳 |
💳 | 💳 | 💳 | 💳 | 💳 | 💳 |
💳 | 💳 | 💳 | 💳 | 💳 | 💳 |
Vector | Complexity | Authentication | Confidentiality | Integrity | Availability |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
unlock | unlock | unlock | unlock | unlock | unlock |
unlock | unlock | unlock | unlock | unlock | unlock |
unlock | unlock | unlock | unlock | unlock | unlock |
VulDB Base Score: 🔍
VulDB Temp Score: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍
NVD Base Score: 🔍
Exploiting
Class: Privileges managementCWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
ATT&CK: T1068
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔍
Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Charles Fol
Download: 🔍
Google Hack: 🔍
EPSS Score: 🔍
EPSS Percentile: 🔍
Price Prediction: 🔍
Current Price Estimation: 🔍
0-Day | unlock | unlock | unlock | unlock |
---|---|---|---|---|
Today | unlock | unlock | unlock | unlock |
Qualys ID: 🔍
Qualys Name: 🔍
Exploit-DB: 🔍
Threat Intelligence
Interest: 🔍Active Actors: 🔍
Active APT Groups: 🔍
Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
Reliability: 🔍
Reaction Time: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔍
Exposure Time: 🔍
Exploit Delay Time: 🔍
Upgrade: CMS 2.5.3
Timeline
03/11/2012 🔍03/11/2012 🔍
03/12/2012 🔍
03/15/2012 🔍
03/15/2012 🔍
03/15/2012 🔍
03/16/2012 🔍
03/16/2012 🔍
03/16/2012 🔍
03/17/2012 🔍
07/23/2014 🔍
01/20/2017 🔍
01/20/2017 🔍
03/22/2021 🔍
Sources
Vendor: joomla.orgAdvisory: jeffchannell.com
Researcher: Jeff Channell
Status: Confirmed
Coordinated: 🔍
CVE: CVE-2012-1563 (🔍)
X-Force: 74088
Vulnerability Center: 45584 - Joomla! 1.6 - 2.5.2 Remote Weak Password Vulnerability, Medium
SecurityFocus: 52535 - Joomla! Predictable Password Generation Vulnerability
Secunia: 48445 - Joomla! Two Security Bypass Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 80111
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
See also: 🔍
Entry
Created: 03/17/2012 16:11Updated: 03/22/2021 06:51
Changes: 03/17/2012 16:11 (73), 04/21/2019 09:17 (8), 03/22/2021 06:47 (2), 03/22/2021 06:51 (18)
Complete: 🔍
No comments yet. Languages: en.
Please log in to comment.