Joomla CMS up to 2.5 Password Generator improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Joomla CMS up to 2.5. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Password Generator. Such manipulation leads to improper authentication. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2012-1562. The attack can be launched remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Joomla CMS up to 2.5 (Content Management System). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Password Generator. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. Impacted is integrity.

The weakness was disclosed 03/15/2012 by Jeff Channell (Website). The advisory is shared for download at jeffchannell.com. The public release has been coordinated in cooperation with the vendor. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2012-1562 since 03/12/2012. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 4 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 12880 (Joomla! Predictable Password Generation and Remote Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading to version 2.5.3 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (80565), SecurityFocus (BID 52750†), OSVDB (80112†), Secunia (SA48445†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-43479†). The entries VDB-4831, VDB-63113 and VDB-63112 are pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.1

VulDB Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Temp Score: 6.7
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: CMS 2.5.3

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03/15/2012 +3 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: joomla.org

Advisory: jeffchannell.com
Researcher: Jeff Channell
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-1562 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-1562
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-4832
X-Force: 80565 - Joomla! unspecified multiple security bypass, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 52750 - Joomla! Predictable Password Generation And Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 48445 - Joomla! Two Security Bypass Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 80112
Vulnerability Center: 43479 - Joomla! Versions 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5.0, 1.6 and 1.7 Remote Privileges Escalation due to Programming Error, High

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

Created: 03/17/2012 16:11
Updated: 03/22/2021 06:57
Changes: 03/17/2012 16:11 (54), 04/21/2019 09:17 (22), 03/22/2021 06:54 (1), 03/22/2021 06:57 (16)
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