VDB-62105 · CVE-2012-0820 · BID 51663

Joomla CMS up to 1.7.3 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Joomla CMS up to 1.7.3. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2012-0820. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Joomla CMS up to 1.7.3 (Content Management System) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an 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:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Joomla! 1.6.x and 1.7.x before 1.7.4 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-0822.

The weakness was published 09/06/2012 by Cyrille Barthelemy (Website). The advisory is shared at joomla.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2012-0820 since 01/19/2012. 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. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 12728 (Joomla! Multiple Cross-Site Scripting and Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading to version 1.7.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at SecurityFocus (BID 51663†), OSVDB (78515†), Secunia (SA47753†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-41365†). Similar entries are available at VDB-62107, VDB-62106 and VDB-62104. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: CMS 1.7.4

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01/19/2012 🔍
01/25/2012 +6 days 🔍
01/25/2012 +0 days 🔍
09/06/2012 +225 days 🔍
09/06/2012 +0 days 🔍
09/09/2013 +368 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +560 days 🔍
04/21/2019 +1490 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: joomla.org

Advisory: joomla.org
Researcher: Cyrille Barthelemy
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2012-0820 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-0820
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-62105
SecurityFocus: 51663 - Joomla! Multiple Unspecified Cross Site Scripting and Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 47753
OSVDB: 78515
Vulnerability Center: 41365 - Joomla! 1.6.X and 1.7.0 - 1.7.3 Remote Web Script Injection Vulnerability - CVE-2012-0820, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 04/21/2019 11:53
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (59), 04/21/2019 11:53 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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