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[20151203] - Core - Directory Traversal

  • Project: Joomla!
  • SubProject: CMS
  • Severity: Low
  • Versions: 3.4.0 through 3.4.5
  • Exploit type: Directory Traversal
  • Reported Date: 2015-November-26
  • Fixed Date: 2015-December-14
  • CVE Number: CVE-2015-8564

Description

Failure to properly sanitise input data from the XML install file located within an extension's package archive allows for directory traversal.

Affected Installs

Joomla! CMS versions 3.4.0 through 3.4.5

Solution

Upgrade to version 3.4.6

Contact

The JSST at the Joomla! Security Centre.

Reported By: Calum Hutton