Codextrous B2J Contact Extension up to 2.1.12 on Joomla uniqid 7pk security

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Codextrous B2J Contact Extension up to 2.1.12 on Joomla. Affected is an unknown function of the component uniqid Handler. The manipulation leads to 7pk security. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2017-5214. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Codextrous B2J Contact Extension up to 2.1.12 on Joomla (Joomla Component). This issue affects an unknown code of the component uniqid Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a 7pk security vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-254. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The Codextrous B2J Contact (aka b2j_contact) extension before 2.1.13 for Joomla! allows prediction of a uniqid value based on knowledge of a time value. This makes it easier to read arbitrary uploaded files.

The bug was discovered 12/27/2016. The weakness was released 05/17/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared at navixia.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-5214 since 01/09/2017. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1211 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 141 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Upgrading to version 2.1.13 eliminates this vulnerability.

Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-101442 and VDB-101451. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.2

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: 7pk security
CWE: CWE-254
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: B2J Contact Extension 2.1.13

Timelineinfo

12/27/2016 🔍
01/09/2017 +13 days 🔍
05/17/2017 +128 days 🔍
05/17/2017 +0 days 🔍
05/18/2017 +1 days 🔍
09/30/2020 +1231 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: navixia.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2017-5214 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-5214
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-101441
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-5214 - Codextrous - B2J Contact - Information Disclosure Issue

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Entryinfo

Created: 05/18/2017 16:20
Updated: 09/30/2020 07:25
Changes: 05/18/2017 16:20 (62), 09/30/2020 07:25 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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