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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Joomla CMS 2.5.13/3.1.4 (Content Management System). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the file administrator/components/com_media/helpers/media.php of the component File Upload. The manipulation as part of a PHP File leads to a input validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 08/01/2013 by Jens Hinrichsen as [20130801] - Core - Unauthorised Uploads as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at developer.joomla.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2013-5576 since 08/23/2013. The attack can be launched remotely. The requirement for exploitation is a single authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. The advisory points out:

Inadequate filtering leads to the ability to bypass file type upload restrictions.

A public exploit has been developed by metasploit and been published immediately after the advisory. It is declared as highly functional. It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 37 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. By approaching the search of inurl:administrator/components/com_media/helpers/media.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 69273 (Joomla! 2.5.x < 2.5.14 / 3.x < 3.1.5 .php. File Upload RCE), 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 remote.

Upgrading to version 2.5.14 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (86161), Vulnerability Center (SBV-41039), Tenable (69273) and Exploit-DB (27610). Additional details are provided at joomla.org.

Productinfo

Type

• Content Management System

Vendor

• Joomla

Name

• CMS

License

• open-source

CPE 2.3info

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
ATT&CK: Unknown

Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
Author: metasploit
Download: 🔍
Google Hack: 🔍

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Nessus ID: 69273
Nessus Name: Joomla! 2.5.x < 2.5.14 / 3.x < 3.1.5 .php. File Upload RCE
Nessus File: 🔍
Nessus Risk: 🔍
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MetaSploit ID: joomla_media_upload_exec.rb
MetaSploit Name: Joomla Media Manager File Upload Vulnerability
MetaSploit File: 🔍

D2Sec: Joomla 1.5.26 File Upload

Exploit-DB: 🔍

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

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Upgrade: CMS 2.5.14
Patch: github.com
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Timelineinfo

06/25/2013 🔍
07/31/2013 +36 days 🔍
08/01/2013 +1 days 🔍
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08/06/2013 +5 days 🔍
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08/13/2013 +5 days 🔍
08/15/2013 +2 days 🔍
08/23/2013 +8 days 🔍
10/09/2013 +47 days 🔍
04/21/2019 +2020 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: joomla.org

Advisory: [20130801] - Core - Unauthorised Uploads
Researcher: Jens Hinrichsen
Status: Confirmed
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2013-5576 (🔍)
X-Force: 86161
Vulnerability Center: 41039 - Joomla! 2.5.* Before 2.5.14 and 3.* Before 3.1.5 Unauthorized File Upload Vulnerability Allows Remote Code Execution, High
SecurityFocus: 61582 - Joomla! 'media.php' Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability
Secunia: 54326 - Joomla! Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 95933

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
Misc.: 🔍

Entryinfo

Created: 08/06/2013 12:32 PM
Updated: 04/21/2019 09:17 AM
Changes: 08/06/2013 12:32 PM (97), 04/21/2019 09:17 AM (2)
Complete: 🔍

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