Joomla CMS up to 3.3.3 LDAP Authentication improper authentication
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A vulnerability was found in Joomla CMS (Content Management System). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code block of the component LDAP Authentication. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. CVE summarizes:
Joomla! 2.5.x before 2.5.25, 3.x before 3.2.4, and 3.3.x before 3.3.4 allows remote attackers to authenticate and bypass intended access restrictions via vectors involving LDAP authentication.
The weakness was disclosed 09/09/2014 by Matthew Daley as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at developer.joomla.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2014-6632 since 09/19/2014. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 77860 (Joomla! 2.5.x < 2.5.25 / 3.x < 3.2.5 / 3.3.x < 3.3.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses.
Upgrading to version 2.5.25, 3.2.4 or 3.3.4 eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (99753) and Tenable (77860). The entry 68559 is pretty similar.
Product
Type
Vendor
Name
Version
- 2.5.0
- 2.5.1
- 2.5.2
- 2.5.3
- 2.5.4
- 2.5.5
- 2.5.6
- 2.5.7
- 2.5.8
- 2.5.9
- 2.5.10
- 2.5.11
- 2.5.12
- 2.5.13
- 2.5.14
- 2.5.15
- 2.5.16
- 2.5.17
- 2.5.19
- 2.5.20
- 2.5.21
- 2.5.22
- 2.5.23
- 2.5.24
- 3.2.0
- 3.2.1
- 3.2.2
- 3.2.3
- 3.3.0
- 3.3.1
- 3.3.2
- 3.3.3
License
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.6
VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.6
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Exploiting
Class: Improper authenticationCWE: CWE-287
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Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Unproven
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Nessus ID: 77860
Nessus Name: Joomla! 2.5.x < 2.5.25 / 3.x < 3.2.5 / 3.3.x < 3.3.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: CMS 2.5.25/3.2.4/3.3.4
Timeline
09/09/2014 🔍09/09/2014 🔍
09/09/2014 🔍
09/19/2014 🔍
09/28/2014 🔍
10/08/2014 🔍
10/27/2014 🔍
01/13/2015 🔍
03/02/2022 🔍
Sources
Vendor: joomla.orgAdvisory: developer.joomla.org
Researcher: Matthew Daley
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-6632 (🔍)
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X-Force: 99753 - Joomla! LDAP security bypass, Medium Risk
Vulnerability Center: 46791 - Joomla! Remote Code Execution via Vectors Involving LDAP Authentication, High
SecurityFocus: 70076 - Joomla! Core CVE-2014-6632 Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
Secunia: 61606 - Joomla! Cross-Site Scripting and Security Bypass Two Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
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Entry
Created: 01/13/2015 14:02Updated: 03/02/2022 03:00
Changes: 01/13/2015 14:02 (73), 04/21/2019 12:00 (5), 03/02/2022 03:00 (3)
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