Joomla CMS up to 1.6.3 index.php searchword cross site scripting

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Joomla CMS and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file index.php. The manipulation of the argument searchword leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2011-2509. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

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A vulnerability was found in Joomla CMS (Content Management System). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown part of the file index.php. The manipulation of the argument searchword 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! before 1.6.4 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the query string to the com_contact component, as demonstrated by the Itemid parameter to index.php; (2) the query string to the com_content component, as demonstrated by the filter_order parameter to index.php; (3) the query string to the com_newsfeeds component, as demonstrated by an arbitrary parameter to index.php; or (4) the option parameter in a reset.request action to index.php; and, when Internet Explorer or Konqueror is used, (5) allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the searchword parameter in a search action to index.php in the com_search component.

The weakness was presented 07/27/2011 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at yehg.net. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2011-2509 since 06/15/2011. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

By approaching the search of inurl:index.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 12512 (Joomla! Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading to version 1.6.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (68875) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-32510†). See VDB-58104 and VDB-58102 for similar entries. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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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
• 1.5.15
• 1.5.16
• 1.5.17
• 1.5.18
• 1.5.19
• 1.5.20
• 1.5.21
• 1.5.22
• 1.5.23
• 1.6.0
• 1.6.1
• 1.6.3

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.joomla.org/

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