Joomla CMS up to 3.8.3 com_fields cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Joomla CMS up to 3.8.3. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component com_fields. Such manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2018-6377. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Joomla CMS up to 3.8.3 (Content Management System) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the component com_fields. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. Impacted is integrity. CVE summarizes:

In Joomla! before 3.8.4, inadequate input filtering in com_fields leads to an XSS vulnerability in multiple field types, i.e., list, radio, and checkbox

The bug was discovered 01/30/2018. The weakness was presented 01/30/2018 (Website). The advisory is available at developer.joomla.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2018-6377 since 01/29/2018. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 106631 (Joomla! 1.5.0 < 3.8.4 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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 154017 (Joomla! Prior to 3.8.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading to version 3.8.4 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 (106631) and SecurityFocus (BID 102917†). See VDB-112657, VDB-112659 and VDB-112660 for similar entries. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.2
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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 106631
Nessus Name: Joomla! 1.5.0 < 3.8.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 865955
OpenVAS Name: Joomla! SQL Injection And Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: CMS 3.8.4

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01/29/2018 🔍
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01/31/2018 +1 days 🔍
02/06/2018 +6 days 🔍
02/02/2021 +1092 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: joomla.org

Advisory: developer.joomla.org
Researcher: Benjamin Trenkle
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2018-6377 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-6377
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-112658
SecurityFocus: 102917 - Joomla! Core CVE-2018-6377 Multiple Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1040316

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/31/2018 09:05
Updated: 02/02/2021 12:06
Changes: 01/31/2018 09:05 (75), 05/31/2020 16:47 (5), 02/02/2021 12:00 (2), 02/02/2021 12:06 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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