Joomla CMS up to 3.8.3 Chromes cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Joomla CMS up to 3.8.3. This impacts an unknown function of the component Chromes. Executing a manipulation can lead to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2018-6380. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Joomla CMS up to 3.8.3 (Content Management System). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the component Chromes. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. CVE summarizes:

In Joomla! before 3.8.4, lack of escaping in the module chromes leads to XSS vulnerabilities in the module system.

The bug was discovered 01/30/2018. The weakness was published 01/30/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at developer.joomla.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2018-6380 since 01/29/2018. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

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 154012 (Joomla! Core - XSS vulnerability in module chromes).

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 102921†). Similar entries are available at VDB-112657, VDB-112658 and VDB-112659. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Nessus ID: 106631
Nessus Name: Joomla! 1.5.0 < 3.8.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 69758
OpenVAS Name: Joomla! Chromes module XSS Vulnerability
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: CMS 3.8.4

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02/06/2018 +6 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: joomla.org

Advisory: developer.joomla.org
Researcher: David Jardin
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CVE: CVE-2018-6380 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-6380
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-112660
SecurityFocus: 102921 - Joomla! Core CVE-2018-6380 Multiple Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1040316

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/31/2018 09:05
Updated: 02/02/2021 12:28
Changes: 01/31/2018 09:05 (74), 05/31/2020 16:54 (5), 02/02/2021 12:24 (2), 02/02/2021 12:28 (1)
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