Joomla CMS up to 1.0.12 mod_login cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Joomla CMS up to 1.0.12. Affected is an unknown function of the component mod_login. The manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2007-4189. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Joomla CMS up to 1.0.12 (Content Management System). It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown part of the component mod_login. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on integrity. CVE summarizes:

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Joomla! before 1.0.13 (aka Sunglow) allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors in the (1) com_search, (2) com_content, and (3) mod_login components. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

The weakness was disclosed 07/23/2007 (Website). The advisory is available at secunia.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2007-4189 since 08/07/2007. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 25823 (Joomla! com_content Component 'order' Parameter XSS), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses : XSS.

Upgrading to version 1.0.12 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (35688), Tenable (25823), SecurityFocus (BID 25122†), OSVDB (38755†) and Secunia (SA26239†). The entries VDB-38203, VDB-38201, VDB-86112 and VDB-86113 are pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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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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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 25823
Nessus Name: Joomla! com_content Component 'order' Parameter XSS
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OpenVAS ID: 58814
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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04/28/2007 🔍
07/21/2007 +83 days 🔍
07/23/2007 +2 days 🔍
07/30/2007 +6 days 🔍
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08/01/2007 +1 days 🔍
08/05/2007 +4 days 🔍
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08/07/2007 +0 days 🔍
03/15/2015 +2777 days 🔍
07/21/2021 +2320 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: joomla.org

Advisory: secunia.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2007-4189 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-4189
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-38202
X-Force: 35688
SecurityFocus: 25122
Secunia: 26239 - Joomla! Multiple Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
OSVDB: 38755 - Joomla! mod_login Component Unspecified XSS
Vulnerability Center: 15783 - Joomla! < 1.0.13 Multiple Cross Site Scripting and Session Hijacking Vulnerabilities, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2007-2719

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/15/2015 15:58
Updated: 07/21/2021 14:14
Changes: 03/15/2015 15:58 (64), 04/21/2019 09:45 (11), 07/21/2021 14:14 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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