Joomla CMS up to 1.5.6 JRequest::setVar input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Joomla CMS up to 1.5.6. Affected is the function JRequest::setVar. The manipulation leads to input validation. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-4105. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Joomla CMS up to 1.5.6 (Content Management System) and classified as critical. This issue affects the function JRequest::setVar. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

JRequest in Joomla! 1.5 before 1.5.7 does not sanitize variables that were set with JRequest::setVar, which allows remote attackers to conduct "variable injection" attacks and have unspecified other impact.

The weakness was disclosed 09/18/2008 (oss-sec). It is possible to read the advisory at marc.info. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-4105 since 09/15/2008. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

Upgrading to version 1.5.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (45069), Secunia (SA31789†), SecurityTracker (ID 1020843†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-43438†). The entries VDB-44086, VDB-44085 and VDB-44084 are pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: CMS 1.5.1

Timelineinfo

09/09/2008 🔍
09/10/2008 +1 days 🔍
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09/15/2008 +5 days 🔍
09/18/2008 +3 days 🔍
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03/17/2015 +379 days 🔍
04/21/2019 +1496 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: joomla.org

Advisory: marc.info
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-4105 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-4105
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-44087
X-Force: 45069
Secunia: 31789 - Joomla! Multiple Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
SecurityTracker: 1020843 - Joomla! JRequest Initialization Bug Lets Remote Users Inject Characters into Variables
Vulnerability Center: 43438 - Joomla! 1.5 - 1.5.6 Remote Variable Injection Vulnerability in JRequest, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 04/21/2019 11:45
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (58), 04/21/2019 11:45 (8)
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