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This feed provides announcements of resolved security issues in Joomla! software releases.
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[20220301] - Core - Zip Slip within the Tar extractor
- Project: Joomla! / Joomla! Framework
- SubProject: CMS / archive
- Impact: Moderate
- Severity: Low
- Probability: Low
- Versions: 3.0.0 - 3.10.6 & 4.0.0 - 4.1.0
- Exploit type: Path Traversal
- Reported Date: 2022-02-20
- Fixed Date: 2022-03-29
- CVE Number: CVE-2022-23793
Description
Extracting an specifilcy crafted tar package could write files outside of the intended path.
Affected Installs
Joomla! CMS versions 3.0.0 - 3.10.6 & 4.0.0 - 4.1.0
Solution
Upgrade to version 3.10.7 or 4.1.1
Contact
The JSST at the Joomla! Security Centre.
[20220302] - Core - Path Disclosure within filesystem error messages
- Project: Joomla! / Joomla! Framework
- SubProject: CMS / filesystem
- Impact: Low
- Severity: Low
- Probability: Low
- Versions: 3.0.0 - 3.10.6 & 4.0.0 - 4.1.0
- Exploit type: Path Disclosure
- Reported Date: 2021-02-17
- Fixed Date: 2022-03-29
- CVE Number: CVE-2022-23794
Description
Uploading a file name of an excess length causes the error. This error brings up the screen with the path of the source code of the web application.
Affected Installs
Joomla! CMS versions 3.0.0 - 3.10.6 & 4.0.0 - 4.1.0
Solution
Upgrade to version 3.10.7 or 4.1.1
Contact
The JSST at the Joomla! Security Centre.
[20220303] - Core - User row are not bound to a authentication mechanism
- Project: Joomla!
- SubProject: CMS
- Impact: High
- Severity: Low
- Probability: Low
- Versions: 2.5.0 - 3.10.6 & 4.0.0 - 4.1.0
- Exploit type: Incorrect Access Control
- Reported Date: 2020-09-23
- Fixed Date: 2022-03-29
- CVE Number: CVE-2022-23795
Description
A user row was not bound to a specific authentication mechanism which could under very special circumstances allow an account takeover.
Affected Installs
Joomla! CMS versions 2.5.0 - 3.10.6 & 4.0.0 - 4.1.0
Solution
Upgrade to version 3.10.7 or 4.1.1
Contact
The JSST at the Joomla! Security Centre.
[20220304] - Core - Missing input validation within com_fields class inputs
- Project: Joomla!
- SubProject: CMS
- Impact: Moderate
- Severity: Low
- Probability: Low
- Versions: 3.7.0 - 3.10.6
- Exploit type: XSS
- Reported Date: 2021-05-06
- Fixed Date: 2022-03-29
- CVE Number: CVE-2022-23796
Description
Lack of input validation could allow an XSS attack using com_fields
Affected Installs
Joomla! CMS versions 3.7.0 - 3.10.6
Solution
Upgrade to version 3.10.7
Contact
The JSST at the Joomla! Security Centre.
[20220305] - Core - Inadequate filtering on the selected Ids
- Project: Joomla!
- SubProject: CMS
- Impact: High
- Severity: Low
- Probability: Low
- Versions: 3.0.0 - 3.10.6 & 4.0.0 - 4.1.0
- Exploit type: SQL Injection
- Reported Date: 2021-03-04
- Fixed Date: 2022-03-29
- CVE Number: CVE-2022-23797
Description
Inadequate filtering on the selected Ids on an request could resulted into an possible SQL injection.
Affected Installs
Joomla! CMS versions 3.0.0 - 3.10.6 & 4.0.0 - 4.1.0
Solution
Upgrade to version 3.10.7 & 4.1.1
Contact
The JSST at the Joomla! Security Centre.
[20220306] - Core - Inadequate validation of internal URLs
- Project: Joomla!
- SubProject: CMS
- Impact: Low
- Severity: Low
- Probability: Low
- Versions: 2.5.0 - 3.10.6 & 4.0.0 - 4.1.0
- Exploit type: Open redirect
- Reported Date: 2021-03-23
- Fixed Date: 2022-03-29
- CVE Number: CVE-2022-23798
Description
Inadequate validation of URLs could result into an invalid check whether an redirect URL is internal or not.
Affected Installs
Joomla! CMS versions 2.5.0 - 3.10.6 & 4.0.0 - 4.1.0
Solution
Upgrade to version 3.10.7 & 4.1.1
Contact
The JSST at the Joomla! Security Centre.
[20220307] - Core - Variable Tampering on JInput $_REQUEST data
- Project: Joomla! / Joomla! Framework
- SubProject: CMS / input
- Impact: Moderate
- Severity: Low
- Probability: Low
- Versions: 4.0.0 - 4.1.0
- Exploit type: Variable Tampering
- Reported Date: 2021-11-05
- Fixed Date: 2022-03-29
- CVE Number: CVE-2022-23799
Description
Under specific circumstances, JInput pollutes method-specific input bags with $_REQUEST data.
Affected Installs
Joomla! CMS versions 4.0.0 - 4.1.0
Solution
Upgrade to version 4.1.1
Contact
The JSST at the Joomla! Security Centre.
[20220308] - Core - Inadequate content filtering within the filter code
- Project: Joomla! / Joomla! Framework
- SubProject: CMS / filter
- Impact: Moderate
- Severity: Low
- Probability: Low
- Versions: 4.0.0 - 4.1.0
- Exploit type: XSS
- Reported Date: 2022-01-19
- Fixed Date: 2022-03-29
- CVE Number: CVE-2022-23800
Description
Inadequate content filtering leads to XSS vulnerabilities in various components.
Affected Installs
Joomla! CMS versions 4.0.0 - 4.1.0
Solution
Upgrade to version 4.1.1
Contact
The JSST at the Joomla! Security Centre.
[20220309] - Core - XSS attack vector through SVG
- Project: Joomla!
- SubProject: CMS
- Impact: Moderate
- Severity: Low
- Probability: Low
- Versions: 4.0.0 - 4.1.0
- Exploit type: XSS
- Reported Date: 2021-08-25
- Fixed Date: 2022-03-29
- CVE Number: CVE-2022-23801
Description
Possible XSS attack vector through SVG embedding in com_media.
Affected Installs
Joomla! CMS versions 4.0.0 - 4.1.0
Solution
Upgrade to version 4.1.1
Contact
The JSST at the Joomla! Security Centre.
[20210801] - Core - Insufficient access control for com_media deletion endpoint
- Project: Joomla!
- SubProject: CMS
- Impact: Moderate
- Severity: High
- Versions: 4.0.0
- Exploit type: Incorrect Access Control
- Reported Date: 2021-08-20
- Fixed Date: 2021-08-24
- CVE Number: CVE-2021-26040
Description
The media manager does not correctly check the user's permissions before executing a file deletion command.
Affected Installs
Joomla! CMS versions 4.0.0
Solution
Upgrade to version 4.0.1
Contact
The JSST at the Joomla! Security Centre.