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[20120201] - Core - Information Disclosure

  • Project: Joomla!
  • SubProject: All
  • Severity: Low
  • Versions: 2.5.0 and 1.7.0 - 1.7.4
  • Exploit type: Information Disclosure
  • Reported Date: 2012-January-29
  • Fixed Date: 2012-February-02

Description

Inadequate validation leads to information disclosure in administrator.

Affected Installs

Joomla! version 2.5.0, 1.7.4, and all earlier 1.7.x versions

Solution

Upgrade to version 1.7.5 or 2.5.1 or higher

Reported by Jakub Galczyk

Contact

The JSST at the Joomla! Security Center.

[20120202] - Core - Information Disclosure

  • Project: Joomla!
  • SubProject: All
  • Severity: Moderate
  • Versions: 1.7.4 and all earlier 1.7.x versions
  • Exploit type: Information Disclosure
  • Reported Date: 2012-January-06
  • Fixed Date: 2012-February-02

Description

On some servers the error log could be read by unauthorised users.

Affected Installs

Joomla! version 1.7.4 and all earlier 1.7.x versions

Solution

Upgrade to version 2.5.1 or 1.7.5 or higher

Reported by Alain Rivest

Contact

The JSST at the Joomla! Security Center.

[20120101] - Core - Information Disclosure

  • Project: Joomla!
  • SubProject: All
  • Severity: Low
  • Versions: 1.7.3 and all earlier 1.7 and 1.6 versions
  • Exploit type: Information Disclosure
  • Reported Date: 2012-January-07
  • Fixed Date: 2012-January-24

Description

Inadequate filtering leads to information disclosure.

Affected Installs

Joomla! version 1.7.3 and all earlier versions

Solution

Upgrade to version 1.7.4 or 2.5.0 or higher

Reported by Cyrille Barthelemy

Contact

The JSST at the Joomla! Security Center.

[20120203] - Core - Information Disclosure

  • Project: Joomla!
  • SubProject: All
  • Severity: Low
  • Versions: 2.5.0 and 1.7.0 - 1.7.4
  • Exploit type: Information Disclosure
  • Reported Date: 2012-January-29
  • Fixed Date: 2012-February-02

Description

Inadequate validation leads to path disclosure in administrator.

Affected Installs

Joomla! version 2.5.0, 1.7.4, and all earlier 1.7.x versions

Solution

Upgrade to version 2.5.1 or 1.7.5 or higher

Reported by Jakub Galczyk

Contact

The JSST at the Joomla! Security Center.

[20120102] - Core - XSS Vulnerability

  • Project: Joomla!
  • SubProject: All
  • Severity: Moderate
  • Versions: 1.7.3 and all earlier 1.7 and 1.6 versions
  • Exploit type: XSS Vulnerability
  • Reported Date: 2011-November-16
  • Fixed Date: 2012-January-24

Description

Inadequate filtering leads to XSS vulnerability.

Affected Installs

Joomla! version 1.7.3 and all earlier versions

Solution

Upgrade to version 1.7.4 or 2.5.0 or higher

Reported by Ankita Kapadia

Contact

The JSST at the Joomla! Security Center.