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Project: Joomla! / Joomla! Framework
SubProject: CMS / filter
Impact: Moderate
Severity: Moderate
Probability: Moderate
Versions: 3.7.0-3.10.14-elts, 4.0.0-4.4.2, 5.0.0-5.0.2
Exploit type: XSS
Reported Date: 2023-11-22
Fixed Date: 2024-02-20
CVE Number: CVE-2024-21726

Description

Inadequate content filtering leads to XSS vulnerabilities in various components.

Affected Installs

Joomla! CMS versions 3.7.0-3.10.14-elts, 4.0.0-4.4.2, 5.0.0-5.0.2

Solution

Upgrade to version 3.10.15-elts, 4.4.3 or 5.0.3

Contact

The JSST at the Joomla! Security Centre.

Project: Joomla!
SubProject: CMS
Impact: Moderate
Severity: High
Probability: High
Versions: 4.0.0-4.4.2, 5.0.0-5.0.2
Exploit type: XSS
Reported Date: 2024-01-30
Fixed Date: 2024-02-20
CVE Number: CVE-2024-21725

Description

Inadequate escaping of mail addresses lead to XSS vulnerabilities in various components.

Affected Installs

Joomla! CMS versions 4.0.0-4.4.2, 5.0.0-5.0.2

Solution

Upgrade to version 4.4.3 or 5.0.3

Contact

The JSST at the Joomla! Security Centre.

Project: Joomla!
SubProject: CMS
Impact: Moderate
Severity: Moderate
Probability: Moderate
Versions: 1.6.0-3.10.14-elts, 4.0.0-4.4.2, 5.0.0-5.0.2
Exploit type: XSS
Reported Date: 2024-01-09
Fixed Date: 2024-02-20
CVE Number: CVE-2024-21724

Description

Inadequate input validation for media selection fields lead to XSS vulnerabilities in various extensions.

Affected Installs

Joomla! CMS versions 1.6.0 - 3.10.14-elts, 4.0.0-4.4.2, 5.0.0-5.0.2

Solution

Upgrade to version 3.10.15-elts, 4.4.3 or 5.0.3

Contact

The JSST at the Joomla! Security Centre.

Project: Joomla!
SubProject: CMS
Impact: Low
Severity: Low
Probability: Low
Versions: 1.5.0 - 3.10.14-elts, 4.0.0-4.4.2, 5.0.0-5.0.2
Exploit type: Open Redirect
Reported Date: 2023-11-08
Fixed Date: 2024-02-20
CVE Number: CVE-2024-21723

Description

Inadequate parsing of URLs could result into an open redirect.

Affected Installs

Joomla! CMS versions 1.5.0 - 3.10.14-elts, 4.0.0-4.4.2, 5.0.0-5.0.2

Solution

Upgrade to version 3.10.15-elts, 4.4.3 or 5.0.3

Contact

The JSST at the Joomla! Security Centre.

Project: Joomla!
SubProject: CMS
Impact: Low
Severity: Low
Probability: Low
Versions: 3.2.0-3.10.14-elts, 4.0.0-4.4.2, 5.0.0-5.0.2
Exploit type: Insufficient Session Expiration
Reported Date: 2023-11-29
Fixed Date: 2024-02-20
CVE Number: CVE-2024-21722

Description

The MFA management features did not properly terminate existing user sessions when a user's MFA methods have been modified.

Affected Installs

Joomla! CMS versions 3.2.0-3.10.14-elts, 4.0.0-4.4.2, 5.0.0-5.0.2

Solution

Upgrade to version 3.10.15-elts, 4.4.3 or 5.0.3

Contact

The JSST at the Joomla! Security Centre.

Project: Joomla!
SubProject: CMS
Impact: High
Severity: High
Probability: Low
Versions: 1.6.0-4.4.0, 5.0.0
Exploit type: Information Disclosure
Reported Date: 2023-07-14
Fixed Date: 2023-11-21
CVE Number: CVE-2023-40626

Description

The language file parsing process could be manipulated to expose environment variables. Environment variables might contain sensible information.

Affected Installs

Joomla! CMS versions 1.6.0-4.4.0, 5.0.0

Solution

Upgrade to version 3.10.14-elts, 4.4.1 or 5.0.1

Contact

The JSST at the Joomla! Security Centre.

Project: Joomla!
SubProject: CMS
Impact: Critical
Severity: Moderate
Probability: Low
Versions: 4.2.0-4.3.1
Exploit type: Lack of rate limiting
Reported Date: 2023-04-29
Fixed Date: 2023-05-30
CVE Number: CVE-2023-23755

Description

The lack of rate limiting allows brute force attacks against MFA methods.

Affected Installs

Joomla! CMS versions 4.2.0-4.3.1

Solution

Upgrade to version 4.3.2

Contact

The JSST at the Joomla! Security Centre.

Reported By: Phil Taylor

Project: Joomla!
SubProject: CMS
Impact: Low
Severity: Low
Probability: Low
Versions: 4.2.0-4.3.1
Exploit type: Open Redirect / XSS
Reported Date: 2023-02-28
Fixed Date: 2023-05-28
CVE Number: CVE-2023-23754

Description

Lack of input validation caused an open redirect and XSS issue within the new mfa selection screen.

Affected Installs

Joomla! CMS versions 4.2.0-4.3.1

Solution

Upgrade to version 4.3.2

Contact

The JSST at the Joomla! Security Centre.

Reported By: Srpopty from huntr.dev

Project: Joomla!
SubProject: CMS
Impact: Critical
Severity: High
Probability: High
Versions: 4.0.0-4.2.7
Exploit type: Incorrect Access Control
Reported Date: 2023-02-13
Fixed Date: 2023-02-16
CVE Number: CVE-2023-23752

Description

An improper access check allows unauthorized access to webservice endpoints.

Affected Installs

Joomla! CMS versions 4.0.0-4.2.7

Solution

Upgrade to version 4.2.8

Contact

The JSST at the Joomla! Security Centre.

Reported By: Zewei Zhang from NSFOCUS TIANJI Lab

Project: Joomla!
SubProject: CMS
Impact: Low
Severity: Low
Probability: Low
Versions: 4.0.0-4.2.4
Exploit type: Reflexted XSS
Reported Date: 2022-10-28
Fixed Date: 2022-11-08
CVE Number: CVE-2022-27914

Description

Inadequate filtering of potentially malicious user input leads to reflected XSS vulnerabilities in com_media..

Affected Installs

Joomla! CMS versions 4.0.0-4.2.4

Solution

Upgrade to version 4.2.5

Contact

The JSST at the Joomla! Security Centre.

Reported By: https://github.com/Denitz

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