Joomla CMS up to 3.3.4 denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Joomla CMS. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2014-7229. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Joomla CMS (Content Management System). It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in Joomla! before 2.5.4 before 2.5.26, 3.x before 3.2.6, and 3.3.x before 3.3.5 allows attackers to cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was released 09/30/2014 by Johannes Dahse (Website). The advisory is shared at developer.joomla.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2014-7229 since 09/29/2014. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1499 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 78088 (Joomla! 2.5.x < 2.5.26 / 3.x < 3.2.6 / 3.3.x < 3.3.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 13169 (Joomla! Core Multiple Security Vulnerabilities ([20140903], [20140904])).

Upgrading to version 2.5.26, 3.2.6 or 3.3.5 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (99752), Tenable (78088), SecurityFocus (BID 70201†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-46845†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-72786. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

• Content Management System

Vendor

• Joomla

Name

• CMS

Version

• 2.5.4
• 2.5.5
• 2.5.6
• 2.5.7
• 2.5.8
• 2.5.9
• 2.5.10
• 2.5.11
• 2.5.12
• 2.5.13
• 2.5.14
• 2.5.15
• 2.5.16
• 2.5.17
• 2.5.19
• 2.5.20
• 2.5.21
• 2.5.22
• 2.5.23
• 2.5.24
• 2.5.25
• 3.2.0
• 3.2.1
• 3.2.2
• 3.2.3
• 3.2.4
• 3.3.0
• 3.3.1
• 3.3.2
• 3.3.3
• 3.3.4

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.joomla.org/

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.6

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.6
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 78088
Nessus Name: Joomla! 2.5.x < 2.5.26 / 3.x < 3.2.6 / 3.3.x < 3.3.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: CMS 2.5.26/3.2.6/3.3.5

Timelineinfo

09/24/2014 🔍
09/24/2014 +0 days 🔍
09/29/2014 +5 days 🔍
09/30/2014 +1 days 🔍
10/08/2014 +8 days 🔍
11/03/2014 +26 days 🔍
01/13/2015 +71 days 🔍
03/02/2022 +2605 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: joomla.org

Advisory: developer.joomla.org
Researcher: Johannes Dahse
Status: Confirmed
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2014-7229 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-7229
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-68541

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X-Force: 99752 - Joomla! CMS unspecified denial of service, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 70201 - Joomla! Core CVE-2014-7229 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 46845 - Joomla! 2.5.4-2.5.25, 3.0-3.2.5, 3.3.0-3.3.4 Unspecified DoS Vulnerability, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/13/2015 14:01
Updated: 03/02/2022 02:52
Changes: 01/13/2015 14:01 (70), 04/21/2019 12:00 (4), 03/02/2022 02:52 (3)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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