Joomla CMS up to 1.5.14 Front-End Editor

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Joomla CMS up to 1.5.14. It has been classified as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Front-End Editor. The manipulation leads to an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2009-3945. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Joomla CMS up to 1.5.14 (Content Management System). This issue affects an unknown code block of the component Front-End Editor. Impacted is integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in the Front-End Editor in the com_content component in Joomla! before 1.5.15 allows remote authenticated users, with Author privileges, to replace the articles of an arbitrary user via unknown vectors.

The weakness was published 11/03/2009 (Website). The advisory is shared at osvdb.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2009-3945 since 11/16/2009. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. The requirement for exploitation is a simple authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 12727 (Joomla! Information Disclosure and Article Modification Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading to version 1.5.15 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 (54161), OSVDB (59801†), Secunia (SA37262†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-41590†). Similar entry is available at VDB-50826. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

• Content Management System

Vendor

• Joomla

Name

• CMS

Version

• 1.5.0
• 1.5.1
• 1.5.2
• 1.5.3
• 1.5.4
• 1.5.5
• 1.5.6
• 1.5.7
• 1.5.8
• 1.5.9
• 1.5.10
• 1.5.11
• 1.5.12
• 1.5.13
• 1.5.14

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.joomla.org/

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.2

VulDB Base Score: 5.4
VulDB Temp Score: 5.2
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Unknown
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: CMS 1.5.15

Timelineinfo

11/03/2009 🔍
11/03/2009 +0 days 🔍
11/05/2009 +2 days 🔍
11/05/2009 +0 days 🔍
11/16/2009 +10 days 🔍
11/16/2009 +0 days 🔍
11/16/2009 +0 days 🔍
09/23/2013 +1407 days 🔍
03/18/2015 +541 days 🔍
04/21/2019 +1495 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: joomla.org

Advisory: osvdb.org⛔
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2009-3945 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-3945
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-50825
X-Force: 54161
Secunia: 37262 - Joomla! Article Manipulation and Version Information Disclosure, Less Critical
OSVDB: 59801 - Front-End Editor Component in Joomla! Cross-user Front Page Article Manipulation
Vulnerability Center: 41590 - Joomla! <1.5.15 Front-End Editor Unspecified Vulnerability Allows Remote Security Bypass, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 04/21/2019 11:47
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (61), 04/21/2019 11:47 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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