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  • Project: Joomla!
  • SubProject: All
  • Severity: Low
  • Versions: 2.5.9 and earlier 2.5.x versions. 3.0.3 and earlier 3.0.x versions.
  • Exploit type: Privilege Escalation
  • Reported Date: 2013-March-29
  • Fixed Date: 2013-April-24
  • CVE Number: CVE-2013-3056

Description

Inadequate permission checking allows unauthorised user to delete private messages.

Affected Installs

Joomla! version 2.5.9 and earlier 2.5.x versions; and version 3.0.2 and earlier 3.0.x versions.

Solution

Upgrade to version 2.5.10,  3.1.0 or 3.0.4.

Contact

The JSST at the Joomla! Security Center.

Reported By: Francois Gauthier

  • Project: Joomla!
  • SubProject: All
  • Severity: Moderate
  • Versions: 2.5.9 and earlier 2.5.x versions. 3.0.3 and earlier 3.0.x versions.
  • Exploit type: Denial of service vulnerability
  • Reported Date: 2013-February-18
  • Fixed Date: 2013-April-24
  • CVE Number: CVE-2013-3242

Description

Object unserialize method leads to possible denial of service vulnerability.

Affected Installs

Joomla! version 2.5.9 and earlier 2.5.x versions; and version 3.0.2 and earlier 3.0.x versions.

Solution

Upgrade to version 2.5.10,  3.1.0 or 3.0.4.

Contact

The JSST at the Joomla! Security Center.

Reported By: Egidio Romano 

  • Project: Joomla!
  • SubProject: All
  • Severity: Low
  • Versions: 2.5.9 and earlier 2.5.x versions. 3.0.3 and earlier 3.0.x versions.
  • Exploit type: XSS Vulnerability
  • Reported Date: 2013-April-17
  • Fixed Date: 2013-April-24
  • CVE Number: CVE-2013-3267

Description

Inadequate filtering leads to XSS vulnerability in highlighter plugin.

Affected Installs

Joomla! version 2.5.9 and earlier 2.5.x versions; and version 3.0.2 and earlier 3.0.x versions.

Solution

Upgrade to version 2.5.10,  3.1.0 or 3.0.4.

Contact

The JSST at the Joomla! Security Center.

Reported By: Vertical Pigeon

  • Project: Joomla!
  • SubProject: All
  • Severity: Low
  • Versions: 3.0.2 and earlier 3.0.x versions; version 2.5.8 and earlier 2.5.x versions.
  • Exploit type: Information disclosure
  • Reported Date: 2012-October-31
  • Fixed Date: 2013-February-4
  • CVE Number: CVE-2013-1453

Description

Method of encoding search terms led to possible information disclosure.

Affected Installs

Joomla! version 3.0.2 and earlier 3.0.x versions; version 2.5.8 and earlier 2.5.x versions.

Solution

Upgrade to version 3.0.3 or 2.5.9.

Contact

The JSST at the Joomla! Security Centre.

Reported By: Egidio Romano

  • Project: Joomla!
  • SubProject: All
  • Severity: Low
  • Versions: 3.0.2 and earlier 3.0.x versions.
  • Exploit type: Information disclosure
  • Reported Date: 2013-January-16
  • Fixed Date: 2013-February-4
  • CVE Number: CVE-2013-1455

Description

Undefined variable caused information disclosure in some situations.

Affected Installs

Joomla! version 3.0.2 and earlier 3.0.x versions.

Solution

Upgrade to version 3.0.3.

Contact

The JSST at the Joomla! Security Centre.

Reported By: Mark Dexter

  • Project: Joomla!
  • SubProject: All
  • Severity: Low
  • Versions: 3.0.2 and earlier 3.0.x versions.
  • Exploit type: Information disclosure
  • Reported Date: 2013-January-13
  • Fixed Date: 2013-February-4
  • CVE Number: CVE-2013-1454

Description

Coding errors led to information disclosure in some situations.

Affected Installs

Joomla! version 3.0.2 and earlier 3.0.x versions.

Solution

Upgrade to version 3.0.3.

Contact

The JSST at the Joomla! Security Centre.

Reported By: Stergios Kolios

  • Project: Joomla!
  • SubProject: All
  • Severity: Moderate
  • Versions: 3.0.1 and 3.0.0.
  • Exploit type: Clickjacking vulnerability
  • Reported Date: 2012-October-15
  • Fixed Date: 2012-November-08
  • CVE Number: CVE-2012-5827

Description

Inadequate protection leads to clickjacking vulnerability.

Affected Installs

Joomla! version 3.0.1 and 3.0.0.

Solution

Upgrade to version 3.0.2

Contact

The JSST at the Joomla! Security Centre.

Reported By: Ajay Singh Negi

  • Project: Joomla!
  • SubProject: All
  • Severity: Moderate
  • Versions: 2.5.7 and all earlier 2.5.x versions
  • Exploit type: Clickjacking vulnerability
  • Reported Date: 2012-October-15
  • Fixed Date: 2012-November-08
  • CVE Number: CVE-2012-5827

Description

Inadequate protection leads to clickjacking vulnerability.

Affected Installs

Joomla! version 2.5.7 and all earlier 2.5.x versions.

Solution

Upgrade to version 2.5.8

Contact

The JSST at the Joomla! Security Centre.

Reported By: Ajay Singh Negi

  • Project: Joomla!
  • SubProject: All
  • Severity: Low
  • Versions: 3.0.0
  • Exploit type: XSS Vulnerability
  • Reported Date: 2012-October-01
  • Fixed Date: 2012-October-09

Description

Typographical error leads to XSS vulnerability in language search component.

Affected Installs

Joomla! version 3.0.0.

Solution

Upgrade to version 3.0.1

Contact

The JSST at the Joomla! Security Centre.

Reported By: Jeff Channell

  • Project: Joomla!
  • SubProject: All
  • Severity: Low
  • Versions: 2.5.6 and all earlier 2.5.x versions
  • Exploit type: XSS Vulnerability
  • Reported Date: 2012-April-30
  • Fixed Date: 2012-September-13

Description

Inadequate escaping of output leads to XSS vulnerability.

Affected Installs

Joomla! versions 2.5.6 and all earlier 2.5.x versions

Solution

Upgrade to version 2.5.7

Contact

The JSST at the Joomla! Security Centre.

Reported By: Janek Vind

  • Project: Joomla!
  • SubProject: All
  • Severity: Low
  • Versions: 2.5.6 and all earlier 2.5.x versions
  • Exploit type: XSS Vulnerability
  • Reported Date: 2012-July-2
  • Fixed Date: 2012-September-13

Description

Inadequate escaping of output leads to XSS vulnerability in language switcher module.

Affected Installs

Joomla! versions 2.5.6 and all earlier 2.5.x versions

Solution

Upgrade to version 2.5.7

Contact

The JSST at the Joomla! Security Centre.

Reported By: S. Schurtz

  • Project: Joomla!
  • SubProject: All
  • Severity: Medium High
  • Versions: 2.5.4 and all earlier 2.5.x versions
  • Exploit type: Privilege Escalation
  • Reported Date: 2012-April-29
  • Fixed Date: 2012-June-18

Description

Inadequate checking leads to possible user privilege escalation.

Affected Installs

Joomla! versions 2.5.4 and all earlier 2.5.x versions

Solution

Upgrade to version 2.5.5

Contact

The JSST at the Joomla! Security Centre.

Reported By: Nils Rückmann

  • Project: Joomla!
  • SubProject: All
  • Severity: Low
  • Versions: 2.5.4 and all earlier 2.5.x versions
  • Exploit type: Information Disclosure
  • Reported Date: 2012-May-1
  • Fixed Date: 2012-June-18

Description

Inadequate filtering leads SQL error and information disclosure.

Affected Installs

Joomla! versions 2.5.4 and all earlier 2.5.x versions

Solution

Upgrade to version 2.5.5

Contact

The JSST at the Joomla! Security Centre.

Reported By: Jakub Galczyk

  • Project: Joomla!
  • SubProject: All
  • Severity: Low
  • Versions: 2.5.3 and all earlier 2.5.x versions
  • Exploit type: Information Disclosure
  • Reported Date: 2012-January-7
  • Fixed Date: 2012-April-2

Description

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

Affected Installs

Joomla! versions 2.5.3 and all earlier 2.5.x versions

Solution

Upgrade to version 2.5.4

Contact

The JSST at the Joomla! Security Centre.

Reported By: Cyrille Barthelemy

  • Project: Joomla!
  • SubProject: All
  • Severity: Low
  • Versions: 2.5.3 and all earlier 2.5.x versions
  • Exploit type: XSS Vulnerability
  • Reported Date: 2012-February-3
  • Fixed Date: 2012-April-2

Description

Inadequate filtering in update manager leads to XSS vulnerability.

Affected Installs

Joomla! versions 2.5.3 and all earlier 2.5.x versions

Solution

Upgrade to version 2.5.4

Contact

The JSST at the Joomla! Security Centre.

Reported By: Alex Andreae

  • 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

  • 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: Privilege Escalation
  • Reported Date: 2012-March-12
  • Fixed Date: 2012-March-15

Description

Programming error allows privilege escalation in some cases.

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: Jeff Channel

  • Project: Joomla!
  • SubProject: All
  • Severity: High
  • Versions: 2.5.1, 2.5.0 and 1.7.0 - 1.7.5
  • Exploit type: SQL Injection
  • Reported Date: 2012-February-29
  • Fixed Date: 2012-March-05

Description

Inadequate escaping leads to SQL injection vulnerability.

Affected Installs

Joomla! version 2.5.1, 2.5.0, 1.7.4, and all earlier 1.7.x versions

Solution

Upgrade to version 2.5.2

Contact

The JSST at the Joomla! Security Centre.

Reported By: Ching Shiong Sow, Stratsec

  • Project: Joomla!
  • SubProject: All
  • Severity: Moderate
  • Versions: 2.5.1 and 2.5.0
  • Exploit type: XSS Vulnerability
  • Reported Date: 2012-February-29
  • Fixed Date: 2012-March-05

Description

Inadequate filtering leads to XSS vulnerability.

Affected Installs

Joomla! version 2.5.1 and 2.5.0.

Solution

Upgrade to version 2.5.2

Contact

The JSST at the Joomla! Security Centre.

Reported By: Phil Purviance

  • Project: Joomla!
  • SubProject: All
  • Severity: Low
  • Versions: 2.5.0 and 1.7.0 - 1.7.4
  • Exploit type: Information Disclosure
  • Reported Date: 2012-January-29
  • Fixed Date: 2012-February-02

Description

Inadequate validation leads to information disclosure in administrator.

Affected Installs

Joomla! version 2.5.0, 1.7.4, and all earlier 1.7.x versions

Solution

Upgrade to version 1.7.5 or 2.5.1 or higher

Contact

The JSST at the Joomla! Security Centre.

Reported By: Jakub Galczyk

  • Project: Joomla!
  • SubProject: All
  • Severity: Moderate
  • Versions: 1.7.4 and all earlier 1.7.x versions
  • Exploit type: Information Disclosure
  • Reported Date: 2012-January-06
  • Fixed Date: 2012-February-02

Description

On some servers the error log could be read by unauthorised users.

Affected Installs

Joomla! version 1.7.4 and all earlier 1.7.x versions

Solution

Upgrade to version 2.5.1 or 1.7.5 or higher

Contact

The JSST at the Joomla! Security Centre.

Reported By: Alain Rivest

  • Project: Joomla!
  • SubProject: All
  • Severity: Low
  • Versions: 2.5.0 and 1.7.0 - 1.7.4
  • Exploit type: Information Disclosure
  • Reported Date: 2012-January-29
  • Fixed Date: 2012-February-02

Description

Inadequate validation leads to path disclosure in administrator.

Affected Installs

Joomla! version 2.5.0, 1.7.4, and all earlier 1.7.x versions

Solution

Upgrade to version 2.5.1 or 1.7.5 or higher

Contact

The JSST at the Joomla! Security Centre.

Reported By: Jakub Galczyk

  • Project: Joomla!
  • SubProject: All
  • Severity: Low
  • Versions: 1.7.3 and all earlier 1.7 and 1.6 versions
  • Exploit type: Information Disclosure
  • Reported Date: 2012-January-07
  • Fixed Date: 2012-January-24

Description

Inadequate filtering leads to information disclosure.

Affected Installs

Joomla! version 1.7.3 and all earlier versions

Solution

Upgrade to version 1.7.4 or 2.5.0 or higher

Contact

The JSST at the Joomla! Security Centre.

Reported By: Erwan Peton - Intrinsec

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