Joomla CMS up to 3.0.3 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Joomla CMS up to 3.0.3. This affects an unknown part. Such manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2013-3267. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Joomla CMS up to 3.0.3 (Content Management System). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown part. 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. CVE summarizes:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the highlighter plugin 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 presented 05/03/2013 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at developer.joomla.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2013-3267 since 04/23/2013. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

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 (83804), Tenable (66250), SecurityFocus (BID 59486†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-39467†). See VDB-64087, VDB-64086, VDB-64085 and VDB-64084 for similar entries. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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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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04/17/2013 🔍
04/23/2013 +6 days 🔍
04/24/2013 +1 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-2013-3267 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-3267
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-64088
X-Force: 83804
SecurityFocus: 59486 - Joomla! Highlighter Plugin CVE-2013-3267 Unspecified Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 39467 - Joomla! 2.5.0 - 2.5.9, 3.0.0 - 3.0.3 Remote XSS Vulnerability in Highlighter Plugin- CVE-2013-3267, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 15:54
Updated: 01/02/2022 15:00
Changes: 03/24/2015 15:54 (63), 04/21/2019 11:59 (4), 01/02/2022 15:00 (2)
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