Developer Network™ Security Announcements
This feed provides announcements of resolved security issues in Joomla! software releases.
For more information about the Joomla! Security Strike Team (JSST) and its processes, please review our Security article.
To report potential security issues, please follow the guidelines in the above referenced article. Please note that we are only able to provide support for the Joomla! CMS, Joomla! Framework, and *.joomla.org network of websites.
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- Project: Joomla!
- SubProject: All
- Severity: High
- Versions: 1.7.2 and all 1.6.x versions
- Exploit type: Password Change
- Reported Date: 2011-October-28
- Fixed Date: 2011-November-14
Description
Weak random number generation during password reset leads to possibility of changing a user's password.
Affected Installs
Joomla! version 1.7.2 and all earlier 1.7.x and 1.6.x versions
Solution
Upgrade to the latest Joomla! version (1.7.3 or later)
Contact
The JSST at the Joomla! Security Centre.
- Project: Joomla!
- SubProject: All
- Severity: High
- Versions: 1.5.24 and all earlier 1.5 versions
- Exploit type: Password Change
- Reported Date: 2011-October-28
- Fixed Date: 2011-November-14
Description
Weak random number generation during password reset leads to possibility of changing a user's password.
Affected Installs
Joomla! version 1.5.24 and all earlier 1.5 versions
Solution
Upgrade to the latest Joomla! 1.5 version (1.5.25 or later)
Contact
The JSST at the Joomla! Security Centre.
- Project: Joomla!
- SubProject: All
- Severity: Moderate
- Versions: 1.7.1
- Exploit type: Information Disclosure
- Reported Date: 2011-September-09
- Fixed Date: 2011-October-17
Description
Weak encryption causes potential information disclosure.
Affected Installs
Joomla! version 1.7.1 and earlier
Solution
Upgrade to the latest Joomla! version (1.7.2 or later)
Contact
The JSST at the Joomla! Security Centre.
- Project: Joomla!
- SubProject: All
- Severity: Low
- Versions: 1.7.1
- Exploit type: Information Disclosure
- Reported Date: 2011-August-02
- Fixed Date: 2011-October-17
Description
Inadequate error checking causes potential information disclosure.
Affected Installs
Joomla! version 1.7.1 and earlier
Solution
Upgrade to the latest Joomla! version (1.7.2 or later)
Contact
The JSST at the Joomla! Security Centre.
- Project: Joomla!
- SubProject: All
- Severity: Moderate
- Versions: 1.5.23 and earlier
- Exploit type: Information Disclosure
- Reported Date: 2011-September-09
- Fixed Date: 2011-October-17
Description
Weak encryption causes potential information disclosure.
Affected Installs
Joomla! version 1.5.23 and earlier
Solution
Upgrade to the latest Joomla! version (1.5.24 or later)
Contact
The JSST at the Joomla! Security Centre.
- Project: Joomla!
- SubProject: All
- Severity: Low
- Versions: 1.7.0
- Exploit type: Information Disclosure
- Reported Date: 2011-September-23
- Fixed Date: 2011-September-26
Description
Inadequate error checking causes information disclosure.
Affected Installs
Joomla! version 1.7.0
Solution
Upgrade to the latest Joomla! version (1.7.1 or later)
Contact
The JSST at the Joomla! Security Centre.
- Project: Joomla!
- SubProject: All
- Severity: Medium
- Versions: 1.7.0 and all 1.6.x versions
- Exploit type: XSS
- Reported Date: 2011-August-02
- Fixed Date: 2011-September-22
Description
Inadequate escaping leads to XSS vulnerability in com_search.
Affected Installs
Joomla! version 1.7.0 and all 1.6.x versions
Solution
Upgrade to the latest Joomla! version (1.7.1 or later)
Contact
The JSST at the Joomla! Security Centre.
- Project: Joomla!
- SubProject: All
- Severity: Medium
- Versions: 1.7.0 and all 1.6.x versions
- Exploit type: XSS
- Reported Date: 2011-August-02
- Fixed Date: 2011-September-22
Description
Inadequate escaping leads to XSS vulnerability in back end.
Affected Installs
Joomla! version 1.7.0 and all 1.6.x versions
Solution
Upgrade to the latest Joomla! version (1.7.1 or later)
Contact
The JSST at the Joomla! Security Centre.
- Project: Joomla!
- SubProject: All
- Severity: Medium
- Versions: 1.6.5 and all earlier 1.6.x versions
- Exploit type: XSS
- Reported Date: 2011-July-11
- Fixed Date: 2011-July-19
Description
Inadequate escaping leads to XSS vulnerability.
Affected Installs
Joomla! version 1.6.5 and all earlier 1.6.x versions
Solution
Upgrade to the latest Joomla! version (1.6.6 or later)
Contact
The JSST at the Joomla! Security Centre.
- Project: Joomla!
- SubProject: All
- Severity: Low
- Versions: 1.6.3 and all earlier 1.6.x versions
- Exploit type: Information Disclosure
- Reported Date: 2011-May-25
- Fixed Date: 2011-June-23
Description
Inadequate filtering causes possible information disclosure.
Affected Installs
Joomla! version 1.6.3 and all earlier 1.6.x versions
Solution
Upgrade to the latest Joomla! version (1.6.4 or later)
Contact
The JSST at the Joomla! Security Centre.