Joomla CMS up to 3.4.5 path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Joomla CMS up to 3.4.5. It has been classified as critical. The affected element is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in path traversal. This vulnerability was named CVE-2015-8565. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Joomla CMS up to 3.4.5 (Content Management System). This affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Directory traversal vulnerability in Joomla! 3.2.0 through 3.3.x and 3.4.x before 3.4.6 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via unknown vectors.

The weakness was presented 12/16/2015 (Website). The advisory is shared at developer.joomla.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2015-8565 since 12/15/2015. 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 T1006 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 87483 (FreeBSD : joomla -- multiple vulnerabilities (a9f60ce8-a4e0-11e5-b864-14dae9d210b8)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 11561 (Joomla! Cross-Site Request Forgery and Directory Traversal Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading to version 3.4.6 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 1 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (87483), SecurityFocus (BID 79203†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-55385†). See VDB-79830, VDB-79831 and VDB-79832 for similar entries. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 87483
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : joomla -- multiple vulnerabilities (a9f60ce8-a4e0-11e5-b864-14dae9d210b8)
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OpenVAS ID: 103398
OpenVAS Name: Joomla! Core Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: CMS 3.4.6

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11/26/2015 🔍
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12/15/2015 +19 days 🔍
12/16/2015 +1 days 🔍
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12/17/2015 +1 days 🔍
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12/18/2015 +1 days 🔍
12/23/2015 +5 days 🔍
04/21/2019 +1215 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: joomla.org

Advisory: developer.joomla.org
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2015-8565 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-8565
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-79833
SecurityFocus: 79203 - Joomla! CVE-2015-8565 Directory Traversal Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 55385 - Joomla! CMS Remote Directory Traversal Vulnerability - CVE-2015-8565, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 12/17/2015 09:29
Updated: 04/21/2019 12:03
Changes: 12/17/2015 09:29 (61), 04/21/2019 12:03 (15)
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Cache ID: 216:CF8:103

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