Joomla CMS up to 3.0.3 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Joomla CMS up to 3.0.3. It has been rated as problematic. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2013-3058. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Joomla CMS up to 3.0.3 (Content Management System) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown function. 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! 2.5.x before 2.5.10 and 3.0.x before 3.0.4 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was published 05/03/2013 (Website). The advisory is shared at developer.joomla.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2013-3058 since 04/15/2013. 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 vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 66250 (FreeBSD : Joomla! -- XXS and DDoS vulnerabilities (57df803e-af34-11e2-8d62-6cf0490a8c18)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 12742 (Joomla! Multiple Cross-Site Scripting and Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading to version 2.5.10 or 3.0.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (83801), Tenable (66250), SecurityFocus (BID 59483†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-39464†). Similar entries are available at VDB-64088, VDB-64087, VDB-64086 and VDB-64084. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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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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Nessus ID: 66250
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : Joomla! -- XXS and DDoS vulnerabilities (57df803e-af34-11e2-8d62-6cf0490a8c18)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: CMS 2.5.10/3.0.4

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04/15/2013 🔍
04/17/2013 +2 days 🔍
04/24/2013 +7 days 🔍
05/03/2013 +9 days 🔍
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05/07/2013 +4 days 🔍
03/24/2015 +686 days 🔍
01/02/2022 +2476 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: joomla.org

Advisory: developer.joomla.org
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2013-3058 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-3058
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-64085
X-Force: 83801
SecurityFocus: 59483 - Joomla! CVE-2013-3058 Unspecified Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 39464 - Joomla! 2.5.0 - 2.5.9, 3.0.0 - 3.0.3 Remote XSS Vulnerability due to Inadequate Filtering, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 15:54
Updated: 01/02/2022 14:57
Changes: 03/24/2015 15:54 (63), 04/21/2019 11:58 (4), 01/02/2022 14:57 (2)
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