Joomla CMS up to 3.10.15/4.4.5/5.1.1 Custom Fields cross site scripting

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Joomla CMS up to 3.10.15/4.4.5/5.1.1. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Custom Fields. Executing a manipulation can lead to cross site scripting. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2024-26278. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit.

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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Joomla CMS up to 3.10.15/4.4.5/5.1.1. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the component Custom Fields. The manipulation 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 weakness was presented by Jesper Den Boer. The advisory is shared for download at developer.joomla.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-26278 since 02/15/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 07/19/2024). 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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Type

• Content Management System

Vendor

• Joomla

Name

• CMS

Version

• 3.10.0
• 3.10.1
• 3.10.2
• 3.10.3
• 3.10.4
• 3.10.5
• 3.10.6
• 3.10.7
• 3.10.8
• 3.10.9
• 3.10.10
• 3.10.11
• 3.10.12
• 3.10.13
• 3.10.14
• 3.10.15
• 4.4.0
• 4.4.1
• 4.4.2
• 4.4.3
• 4.4.4
• 4.4.5
• 5.1.0
• 5.1.1

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.joomla.org/

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