Joomla CMS up to 3.8.12 com_contact 7pk security

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Joomla CMS up to 3.8.12. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component com_contact. The manipulation leads to 7pk security. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-17859. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Joomla CMS up to 3.8.12 (Content Management System). This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component com_contact. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a 7pk security vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-254. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An issue was discovered in Joomla! before 3.8.13. Inadequate checks in com_contact could allow mail submission in disabled forms.

The bug was discovered 10/01/2018. The weakness was disclosed 10/09/2018 by Paul (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at developer.joomla.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-17859 since 10/01/2018. The attack may be initiated remotely. The successful exploitation needs a simple authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1211 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 118069 (Joomla! < 3.8.13 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 154023 (Joomla! Core Incorrect Access Control Vulnerability [20181001]).

Upgrading to version 3.8.13 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (118069) and SecurityFocus (BID 105559†). The entries VDB-125143, VDB-125144, VDB-125145 and VDB-125146 are pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.2

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VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: 7pk security
CWE: CWE-254
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 118069
Nessus Name: Joomla! < 3.8.13 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: CMS 3.8.13

Timelineinfo

10/01/2018 🔍
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10/02/2018 +1 days 🔍
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10/09/2018 +6 days 🔍
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10/10/2018 +1 days 🔍
10/12/2018 +2 days 🔍
05/23/2023 +1684 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: joomla.org

Advisory: developer.joomla.org
Researcher: Paul
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2018-17859 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-17859
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-125147
SecurityFocus: 105559 - Joomla! Core Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1041914

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/10/2018 13:10
Updated: 05/23/2023 17:56
Changes: 10/10/2018 13:10 (74), 05/31/2020 18:34 (6), 05/23/2023 17:56 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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