Joomla CMS up to 1.5rc4 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Joomla CMS. The affected element is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2008-6299. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Joomla CMS (Content Management System). This issue affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation 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 integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Joomla! 1.5.7 and earlier allow remote authenticated users with certain privileges to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the title and description parameters to the com_weblinks module and (2) unspecified vectors in the com_content module related to "article submission."

The weakness was released 02/26/2009 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at developer.joomla.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-6299 since 02/26/2009. The attack may be initiated remotely. A simple authentication is required for 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.

It is declared as proof-of-concept.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (46523), SecurityFocus (BID 32263†), Secunia (SA32622†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-43498†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

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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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Timelineinfo

11/10/2008 🔍
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02/26/2009 +108 days 🔍
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03/10/2014 +1838 days 🔍
03/17/2015 +372 days 🔍
04/21/2019 +1496 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: joomla.org

Advisory: developer.joomla.org
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2008-6299 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-6299
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-46811
X-Force: 46523
SecurityFocus: 32263 - Joomla! Multiple HTML Injection Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 32622
Vulnerability Center: 43498 - Joomla! 1.5.7 and Earlier Remote XSS for Authenticated Users via Multiple Modules, Low
Vupen: ADV-2008-3104

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 04/21/2019 11:45
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (55), 04/21/2019 11:45 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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