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  • Project: Joomla!
  • SubProject: All
  • Severity: High
  • Versions: 1.5.25 and all earlier 1.5.x versions
  • Exploit type: Password Change
  • Reported Date: 2012-March-8
  • Fixed Date: 2012-March-27

Description

Insufficient randomness leads to password reset vulnerability.

Affected Installs

Joomla! versions 1.5.25 and all earlier 1.5.x versions

Solution

Upgrade to version 1.5.26

Contact

The JSST at the Joomla! Security Centre.

Reported By: George Argyros and Aggelos Kiayias

  • Project: Joomla!
  • SubProject: All
  • Severity: Low
  • Versions: 1.5.25 and all earlier 1.5.x versions
  • Exploit type: Information Disclosure
  • Reported Date: 2012-January-7
  • Fixed Date: 2012-March-27

Description

Inadequate permission checking allows unauthorised viewing of administrative back end information.

Affected Installs

Joomla! versions 1.5.25 and all earlier 1.5.x versions

Solution

Upgrade to version 1.5.26

Contact

The JSST at the Joomla! Security Centre.

Reported By: Cyrille Barthelemy

  • Project: Joomla!
  • SubProject: All
  • Severity: High
  • Versions: 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5.0, and all 1.7.x and 1.6.x releases
  • Exploit type: Password Change
  • Reported Date: 2012-March-8
  • Fixed Date: 2012-March-15

Description

Insufficient randomness leads to password reset vulnerability.

Affected Installs

Joomla! versions 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5.0, and all 1.7.x and 1.6.x versions

Solution

Upgrade to version 2.5.3

Contact

The JSST at the Joomla! Security Centre.

Reported By: George Argyros and Aggelos Kiayias