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An attacker can inject JavaScript or DHTML code that will be executed in the context of targeted user browser, allowing the attacker to steal cookies. HTTP_REFERER variable is not properly parsed.
All 1.5.x installs prior to and including 1.5.11 are affected.
Upgrade to latest Joomla! version (1.5.12 or newer).
The JSST at the Joomla! Security Centre.
An attacker can inject JavaScript code in a URL that will be executed in the context of targeted user browser.
All 1.5.x installs prior to and including 1.5.11 are affected.
Upgrade to latest Joomla! version (1.5.12 or newer).
The JSST at the Joomla! Security Centre.
Some files were missing the check for JEXEC. These scripts will then expose internal path information of the host.
All 1.5.x installs prior to and including 1.5.11 are affected.
Upgrade to latest Joomla! version (1.5.12 or newer).
The JSST at the Joomla! Security Centre.
A XSS vulnerability exists in the user view of com_users in the administrator panel.
All 1.5.x installs prior to and including 1.5.10 are affected.
Upgrade to latest Joomla! version (1.5.11 or newer).
The JSST at the Joomla! Security Centre.
A XSS vulnerability exists in the JA_Purity template which ships with Joomla! 1.5.
All 1.5.x installs prior to and including 1.5.10 are affected.
Upgrade to latest Joomla! version (1.5.11 or newer).
The JSST at the Joomla! Security Centre.
Some values were output from the database without being properly escaped. Most strings in question were sourced from the administrator panel.
All 1.5.x installs prior to and including 1.5.10 are affected.
Upgrade to latest Joomla! version (1.5.11 or newer).
The JSST at the Joomla! Security Centre.
A XSS vulnerability exists in the category view of com_content.
All 1.5.x installs prior to and including 1.5.9 are affected.
Upgrade to latest Joomla! version (1.5.10 or newer).
The JSST at the Joomla! Security Centre.
A series of XSS and CSRF faults exist in the administrator application. Affected administrator components include com_admin, com_media, com_search. Both com_admin and com_search contain XSS vulnerabilities, and com_media contains 2 CSRF vulnerabilities.
All 1.5.x installs prior to and including 1.5.9 are affected. The com_search XSS vulnerability requires that "Gather Search Statistics" be enabled to be exploitable (Disabled by default).
Upgrade to latest Joomla! version (1.5.10 or newer).
The JSST at the Joomla! Security Centre.
A crafted request can cause disclosure of the directory structure on the server (including any directory that php has access to).
All 1.5.x installs prior to and including 1.5.8 are affected.
Upgrade to latest Joomla! version (1.5.9 or newer).
The JSST at the Joomla! Security Centre.
When running a site under SSL ONLY (the entire site is forced to be under ssl), Joomla! does not set the SSL flag on the cookie. This can allow someone monitoring the network to find the cookie related to the session. Please note that all data is still transferred securely.
1.5.8 and lower installs which are run with SSL only (no non-ssl access).
Upgrade to latest Joomla! version (1.5.9 or newer), and set force_ssl in global configuration. Alternatively, the php setting session.secure_cookie can be set in .htaccess or php.ini. Joomla! (all versions) will respect this setting.
The JSST at the Joomla! Security Centre.