Joomla CMS up to 1.0.13 index.php searchword cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Joomla CMS up to 1.0.13. This impacts an unknown function of the file index.php. Such manipulation of the argument searchword leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2007-5427. The attack can be executed remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists. It is suggested to disable the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Joomla CMS up to 1.0.13 (Content Management System). Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the file index.php. The manipulation of the argument searchword with an unknown input 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the com_search component in Joomla! 1.0.13 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the searchword parameter. NOTE: this might be related to CVE-2007-4189.1.

The weakness was released 10/12/2007 by MustLive (Website). The advisory is available at securityvulns.ru. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2007-5427 since 10/12/2007. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

After even before and not, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. By approaching the search of inurl:index.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at securityvulns.ru.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (30655), SecurityFocus (BID 26031†), OSVDB (37709†) and Secunia (SA27196†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.7

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
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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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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: Disable
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Patch: securityvulns.ru

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: joomla.org

Advisory: securityvulns.ru
Researcher: MustLive
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2007-5427 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-5427
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-3386
SecurityFocus: 26031 - Joomla! Search Component SearchWord Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Secunia: 27196 - Joomla! "searchword" Cross-Site Scripting, Not Critical
OSVDB: 37709 - Joomla! index.php searchword Parameter XSS
Vupen: ADV-2007-3495

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 10/18/2007 09:49
Updated: 09/24/2025 20:05
Changes: 10/18/2007 09:49 (65), 04/21/2019 09:16 (10), 09/24/2025 20:05 (22)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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