Joomla CMS up to 1.0.11 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Joomla CMS up to 1.0.11. It has been rated as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2006-6834. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Joomla CMS up to 1.0.11 (Content Management System). This issue affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-80. The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special characters such as "<", ">", and "&" that could be interpreted as web-scripting elements when they are sent to a downstream component that processes web pages. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Joomla! before 1.0.12 have unknown impact and attack vectors related to (1) "unneeded legacy functions" and (2) "Several low level security fixes."

The weakness was shared 12/31/2006 by Fukumori (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2006-6834. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 24227 (FreeBSD : joomla -- multiple remote vulnerabilities (7bb127c1-a5aa-11db-9ddc-0011098b2f36)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks.

Upgrading to version 1.0.12 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (31159), Tenable (24227), SecurityFocus (BID 21810†), Secunia (SA23563†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-14112†). The entries VDB-34138 and VDB-34137 are related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 24227
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : joomla -- multiple remote vulnerabilities (7bb127c1-a5aa-11db-9ddc-0011098b2f36)
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OpenVAS ID: 57805
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: joomla
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: CMS 1.0.12

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12/12/2006 🔍
12/29/2006 +17 days 🔍
12/31/2006 +2 days 🔍
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01/22/2007 +22 days 🔍
03/12/2015 +2971 days 🔍
04/21/2019 +1501 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: joomla.org

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Fukumori
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2006-6834 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-6834
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-34139
X-Force: 31159
SecurityFocus: 21810 - Joomla! Unspecified Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability And Multiple Unspecified Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 23563
Vulnerability Center: 14112 - Joomla! Unspecified Vulnerabilities via Unneeded Legacy Functions and Low Level Security Fixes, Medium

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Created: 03/12/2015 22:21
Updated: 04/21/2019 09:53
Changes: 03/12/2015 22:21 (59), 04/21/2019 09:53 (10)
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