jDownloads Extension up to 3.2.58 on Joomla cross site scripting

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in jDownloads Extension up to 3.2.58 on Joomla. It has been classified as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-10068. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

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A vulnerability was found in jDownloads Extension up to 3.2.58 on Joomla (Joomla Component) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code block. 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. The summary by CVE is:

The jDownloads extension before 3.2.59 for Joomla! has XSS.

The bug was discovered 04/10/2018. The weakness was disclosed 04/12/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared at jdownloads.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-10068 since 04/12/2018. 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 are unknown but a public exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Upgrading to version 3.2.59 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (44471). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Type

• Joomla Component

Name

• jDownloads Extension

Version

• 3.2.0
• 3.2.1
• 3.2.2
• 3.2.3
• 3.2.4
• 3.2.5
• 3.2.6
• 3.2.7
• 3.2.8
• 3.2.9
• 3.2.10
• 3.2.11
• 3.2.12
• 3.2.13
• 3.2.14
• 3.2.15
• 3.2.16
• 3.2.17
• 3.2.18
• 3.2.19
• 3.2.20
• 3.2.21
• 3.2.22
• 3.2.23
• 3.2.24
• 3.2.25
• 3.2.26
• 3.2.27
• 3.2.28
• 3.2.29
• 3.2.30
• 3.2.31
• 3.2.32
• 3.2.33
• 3.2.34
• 3.2.35
• 3.2.36
• 3.2.37
• 3.2.38
• 3.2.39
• 3.2.40
• 3.2.41
• 3.2.42
• 3.2.43
• 3.2.44
• 3.2.45
• 3.2.46
• 3.2.47
• 3.2.48
• 3.2.49
• 3.2.50
• 3.2.51
• 3.2.52
• 3.2.53
• 3.2.54
• 3.2.55
• 3.2.56
• 3.2.57
• 3.2.58

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Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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