Joomla CMS up to 3.6.4 default.php access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Joomla CMS up to 3.6.4. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the file templates/beez3/html/com_content/article/default.php. The manipulation of the argument index.php?option=com_content/view=article/id=1/template=beez3 leads to access control. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-9837. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Joomla CMS up to 3.6.4 (Content Management System). This issue affects an unknown code block of the file templates/beez3/html/com_content/article/default.php. The manipulation of the argument index.php?option=com_content/view=article/id=1/template=beez3 with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

An issue was discovered in templates/beez3/html/com_content/article/default.php in Joomla! before 3.6.5. Inadequate permissions checks in the Beez3 layout override of the com_content article view allow users to view articles that should not be publicly accessible, as demonstrated by an index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1&template=beez3 request.

The weakness was disclosed 12/16/2016 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-9837. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

By approaching the search of inurl:templates/beez3/html/com_content/article/default.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 95916 (Joomla! < 3.6.5 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 11741 (Joomla! Core Shell Upload and Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading to version 3.6.5 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (95916) and SecurityFocus (BID 94892†). The entries VDB-93961 and VDB-94548 are pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 95916
Nessus Name: Joomla! < 3.6.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 57254
OpenVAS Name: Joomla Alternative PHP File Extensions File Upload and Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: CMS 3.6.5

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12/05/2016 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: joomla.org

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2016-9837 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-9837
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-94547
SecurityFocus: 94892

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Entryinfo

Created: 12/16/2016 15:38
Updated: 10/12/2022 08:02
Changes: 12/16/2016 15:38 (42), 04/21/2019 12:18 (20), 10/12/2022 07:50 (3), 10/12/2022 07:56 (11), 10/12/2022 08:02 (1)
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