Session Package up to 1.3.0 on Joomla Session Data privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Session Package up to 1.3.0 on Joomla. It has been declared as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation as part of Session Data can lead to privileges management. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-8566. The attack may be launched remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Session Package up to 1.3.0 on Joomla (Joomla Component) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing. The manipulation as part of a Session Data leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The Session package 1.x before 1.3.1 for Joomla! Framework allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified session values.

The weakness was shared 12/16/2015 (Website). The advisory is available at developer.joomla.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2015-8566 since 12/15/2015. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Upgrading to version 1.3.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (39033), SecurityFocus (BID 79197†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-55386†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Session Package 1.3.1

Timelineinfo

12/14/2015 🔍
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12/15/2015 +1 days 🔍
12/16/2015 +1 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: developer.joomla.org
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-8566 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-8566
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-79834
SecurityFocus: 79197 - Joomla! Framework Session Package CVE-2015-8566 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 55386 - Joomla! Framework Remote Code Execution via Unspecified Session Values, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 12/17/2015 09:29
Updated: 01/24/2025 11:31
Changes: 12/17/2015 09:29 (50), 06/22/2019 16:51 (10), 01/24/2025 11:31 (26)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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