ProFiles 1.5 on Joomla Administrative Panel name/path cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in ProFiles 1.5 on Joomla. This impacts an unknown function of the component Administrative Panel. Such manipulation of the argument name/path as part of Parameter leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-18276. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in ProFiles 1.5 on Joomla (Joomla Component) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the component Administrative Panel. The manipulation of the argument name/path as part of a Parameter 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. CVE summarizes:

XSS exists in the ProFiles 1.5 component for Joomla! via the name or path parameter when creating a new folder in the administrative panel.

The weakness was disclosed 04/26/2019. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2018-18276 since 10/12/2018. The attack may be launched remotely. The requirement for exploitation is a simple authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

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

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.6
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

10/12/2018 🔍
04/26/2019 +196 days 🔍
04/27/2019 +1 days 🔍
09/07/2023 +1594 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: cinquino.eu
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-18276 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-18276
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-134132

Entryinfo

Created: 04/27/2019 08:31
Updated: 09/07/2023 14:36
Changes: 04/27/2019 08:31 (37), 06/02/2020 18:00 (18), 09/07/2023 14:36 (3)
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