VDB-59503 · CVE-2011-4332 · SBV-41353

Joomla CMS up to 1.6.6 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Joomla CMS up to 1.6.6 and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing. This manipulation causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2011-4332. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Joomla CMS up to 1.6.6 (Content Management System) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Joomla! 1.6.3 and earlier allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was presented 11/23/2011 (oss-sec). It is possible to read the advisory at openwall.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2011-4332 since 11/04/2011. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. 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.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 12735 (Joomla! 1.6 Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities).

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 vulnerability database at Vulnerability Center (SBV-41353†). See VDB-59502 for similar entry. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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11/04/2011 🔍
11/23/2011 +19 days 🔍
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09/09/2013 +656 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +560 days 🔍
01/05/2025 +3576 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: joomla.org

Advisory: openwall.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2011-4332 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-4332
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-59503
Vulnerability Center: 41353 - Joomla! <=1.6.3 Multiple Remote XSS Vulnerabilities, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 01/05/2025 20:15
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (52), 04/21/2019 11:52 (2), 01/05/2025 20:15 (17)
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