VDB-131605 · CVE-2019-9711 · BID 107371

Joomla CMS up to 3.9.3 Edit View item_title cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Joomla CMS up to 3.9.3. It has been classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Edit View. This manipulation of the argument item_title causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2019-9711. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Joomla CMS up to 3.9.3 (Content Management System). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component Edit View. The manipulation of the argument item_title 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. The summary by CVE is:

An issue was discovered in Joomla! before 3.9.4. The item_title layout in edit views lacks escaping, leading to XSS.

The bug was discovered 03/03/2019. The weakness was published 03/12/2019 (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2019-9711 since 03/11/2019. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 9 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 13435 (Joomla! Prior to 3.9.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading to version 3.9.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 107371†). Similar entries are available at VDB-131606 and VDB-131608. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: CMS 3.9.4

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03/03/2019 🔍
03/11/2019 +8 days 🔍
03/12/2019 +1 days 🔍
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03/13/2019 +1 days 🔍
05/31/2020 +445 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: joomla.org

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2019-9711 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-9711
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-131605
SecurityFocus: 107371 - Joomla! Core CVE-2019-9711 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilitiy

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/13/2019 07:01
Updated: 05/31/2020 20:50
Changes: 03/13/2019 07:01 (63), 05/31/2020 20:50 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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