Joomla CMS 3.2.2 index.php jform Persistent cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Joomla CMS 3.2.2. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file index.php. The manipulation of the argument jform with the input a"><body%20onload=alert(123)> leads to cross site scripting (Persistent). The attack may be initiated remotely. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Joomla CMS 3.2.2 (Content Management System). This issue affects an unknown functionality of the file index.php. The manipulation of the argument jform with the input value a"><body%20onload=alert(123)> leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability (Persistent). 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 integrity.

The weakness was presented 03/03/2014 by HauntIT with hauntit.blogspot.com as Persistent pre-auth XSS in Joomla as not defined advisory (Blog). It is possible to read the advisory at hauntit.blogspot.ch. The vendor was not involved in the public release. 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 public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

A public exploit has been developed by HauntIT in HTTP/Javascript and been published immediately after the advisory. The exploit is available at hauntit.blogspot.ch. It is declared as highly functional. By approaching the search of inurl:index.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (91540) and SecurityFocus (BID 65932†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

• Content Management System

Vendor

• Joomla

Name

• CMS

Version

• 3.2.2

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.joomla.org/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.2

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.2
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Exploitinginfo

Name: Persistent
Class: Cross site scripting / Persistent
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
Author: HauntIT
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: joomla.org

Advisory: Persistent pre-auth XSS in Joomla
Researcher: HauntIT
Organization: hauntit.blogspot.com
Status: Not defined

GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-12503
X-Force: 91540 - Joomla! jform cross-site scripting, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 65932 - Joomla! 'jform' Parameter HTML Injection Vulnerability

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 03/10/2014 08:59
Updated: 04/21/2019 09:18
Changes: 03/10/2014 08:59 (52), 04/21/2019 09:18 (9)
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Cache ID: 216:16E:103

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