Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Joomla CMS. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Password Reset. Executing a manipulation can lead to access control. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2012-1598. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

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A vulnerability has been found in Joomla CMS (Content Management System) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown function of the component Password Reset. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Joomla! 1.5.x before 1.5.26 has unspecified impact and attack vectors related to "insufficient randomness" and a "password reset vulnerability."

The weakness was disclosed 12/03/2012 (oss-sec). The advisory is shared for download at openwall.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2012-1598 since 03/12/2012. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 12734 (Joomla! 1.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading to version 1.5.26 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (80565) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-41398†). The entries VDB-4832 and VDB-63113 are pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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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
• 1.5.24
• 1.5.25

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.joomla.org/

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