Joomla CMS 2.5.14/3.1.5 Contact Form com_contact cross site scripting

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A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Joomla CMS 2.5.14/3.1.5. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file com_contact of the component Contact Form. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. The attack can be initiated remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in Joomla CMS 2.5.14/3.1.5 (Content Management System) and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the file com_contact of the component Contact Form. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-80. The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special characters such as "<", ">", and "&" that could be interpreted as web-scripting elements when they are sent to a downstream component that processes web pages. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was released 11/06/2013 by Osanda Malith as JOOMLA! 3.2.0 STABLE RELEASED as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at developer.joomla.org. The public release was coordinated with Joomla. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details as well as a private exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Upgrading to version 2.5.15, 3.1.6 or 3.2 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at joomlacode.org. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at OSVDB (99524†) and Secunia (SA55573†). joomla.org is providing further details. Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-11112, VDB-11113, VDB-11114 and VDB-11115. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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• Content Management System

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• Joomla

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• CMS

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• 2.5.14
• 3.1.5

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• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.joomla.org/

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