Joomla CMS up to 3.6.5 MIME Type SWF File unrestricted upload

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Joomla CMS. It has been rated as critical. This affects an unknown part of the component MIME Type Handler. This manipulation as part of SWF File causes unrestricted upload. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2017-7989. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Joomla CMS (Content Management System) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component MIME Type Handler. The manipulation as part of a SWF File leads to a unrestricted upload vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-434. The product allows the attacker to upload or transfer files of dangerous types that can be automatically processed within the product's environment. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

In Joomla! 3.2.0 through 3.6.5 (fixed in 3.7.0), inadequate MIME type checks allowed low-privilege users to upload swf files even if they were explicitly forbidden.

The weakness was disclosed 04/25/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared at developer.joomla.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-7989 since 04/20/2017. The attack can be launched remotely. The successful exploitation requires a single authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1608.002 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 99691 (Joomla! < 3.7.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities), 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 r.

Upgrading to version 3.7.0 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 Tenable (99691) and SecurityFocus (BID 98029†). The entries VDB-100591, VDB-100592, VDB-100593 and VDB-100594 are pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Unrestricted upload
CWE: CWE-434 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 99691
Nessus Name: Joomla! < 3.7.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 802560
OpenVAS Name: Joomla! swf File Upload And Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: CMS 3.7.0

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: joomla.org

Advisory: developer.joomla.org
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-7989 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-7989
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-100597
SecurityFocus: 98029 - Joomla! Core CVE-2017-7989 Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/26/2017 08:44
Updated: 05/31/2020 16:15
Changes: 04/26/2017 08:44 (73), 05/31/2020 16:15 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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