Joomla CMS up to 3.9.20 com_content redirect

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Joomla CMS up to 3.9.20. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component com_content. Executing a manipulation can lead to redirect. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2020-24598. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Joomla CMS up to 3.9.20 (Content Management System) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the component com_content. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a redirect vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-601. A web application accepts a user-controlled input that specifies a link to an external site, and uses that link in a Redirect. This simplifies phishing attacks. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

An issue was discovered in Joomla! before 3.9.21. Lack of input validation in the vote feature of com_content leads to an open redirect.

The weakness was presented 08/26/2020. This vulnerability was named CVE-2020-24598 since 08/24/2020. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1204.001.

Upgrading to version 3.9.21 eliminates this vulnerability.

See VDB-160349 for similar entry. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4

VulDB Base Score: 7.1
VulDB Temp Score: 6.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Redirect
CWE: CWE-601
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: CMS 3.9.21

Timelineinfo

08/24/2020 🔍
08/26/2020 +2 days 🔍
08/27/2020 +1 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: joomla.org

Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2020-24598 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-24598
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-160348
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Entryinfo

Created: 08/27/2020 07:45
Updated: 08/27/2020 07:50
Changes: 08/27/2020 07:45 (39), 08/27/2020 07:50 (18)
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