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Insufficient randomness leads to password reset vulnerability.
Joomla! versions 1.5.25 and all earlier 1.5.x versions
Upgrade to version 1.5.26
The JSST at the Joomla! Security Centre.
Inadequate permission checking allows unauthorised viewing of administrative back end information.
Joomla! versions 1.5.25 and all earlier 1.5.x versions
Upgrade to version 1.5.26
The JSST at the Joomla! Security Centre.
Insufficient randomness leads to password reset vulnerability.
Joomla! versions 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5.0, and all 1.7.x and 1.6.x versions
Upgrade to version 2.5.3
The JSST at the Joomla! Security Centre.
Programming error allows privilege escalation in some cases.
Joomla! versions 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5.0, and all 1.7.x and 1.6.x versions
Upgrade to version 2.5.3
The JSST at the Joomla! Security Centre.
Inadequate escaping leads to SQL injection vulnerability.
Joomla! version 2.5.1, 2.5.0, 1.7.4, and all earlier 1.7.x versions
Upgrade to version 2.5.2
The JSST at the Joomla! Security Centre.
Inadequate filtering leads to XSS vulnerability.
Joomla! version 2.5.1 and 2.5.0.
Upgrade to version 2.5.2
The JSST at the Joomla! Security Centre.
Inadequate validation leads to information disclosure in administrator.
Joomla! version 2.5.0, 1.7.4, and all earlier 1.7.x versions
Upgrade to version 1.7.5 or 2.5.1 or higher
The JSST at the Joomla! Security Centre.
On some servers the error log could be read by unauthorised users.
Joomla! version 1.7.4 and all earlier 1.7.x versions
Upgrade to version 2.5.1 or 1.7.5 or higher
The JSST at the Joomla! Security Centre.
Inadequate validation leads to path disclosure in administrator.
Joomla! version 2.5.0, 1.7.4, and all earlier 1.7.x versions
Upgrade to version 2.5.1 or 1.7.5 or higher
The JSST at the Joomla! Security Centre.
Inadequate filtering leads to information disclosure.
Joomla! version 1.7.3 and all earlier versions
Upgrade to version 1.7.4 or 2.5.0 or higher
The JSST at the Joomla! Security Centre.
Inadequate filtering leads to XSS vulnerability.
Joomla! version 1.7.3 and all earlier versions
Upgrade to version 1.7.4 or 2.5.0 or higher
The JSST at the Joomla! Security Centre.
Inadequate filtering leads to information disclosure.
Joomla! version 1.7.3 and all earlier versions
Upgrade to version 1.7.4 or 2.5.0 or higher
The JSST at the Joomla! Security Centre.
Inadequate filtering leads to XSS vulnerability.
Joomla! version 1.7.3 and all earlier 1.7 and 1.6 versions
Upgrade to version 1.7.4 or 2.5.0 or higher
The JSST at the Joomla! Security Centre.
Inadequate filtering leads to XSS vulnerability in back end.
Joomla! version 1.7.2 and all earlier 1.7.x and 1.6.x versions
Upgrade to the latest Joomla! version (1.7.3 or later)
The JSST at the Joomla! Security Centre.
Weak random number generation during password reset leads to possibility of changing a user's password.
Joomla! version 1.7.2 and all earlier 1.7.x and 1.6.x versions
Upgrade to the latest Joomla! version (1.7.3 or later)
The JSST at the Joomla! Security Centre.
Weak random number generation during password reset leads to possibility of changing a user's password.
Joomla! version 1.5.24 and all earlier 1.5 versions
Upgrade to the latest Joomla! 1.5 version (1.5.25 or later)
The JSST at the Joomla! Security Centre.
Weak encryption causes potential information disclosure.
Joomla! version 1.7.1 and earlier
Upgrade to the latest Joomla! version (1.7.2 or later)
The JSST at the Joomla! Security Centre.
Inadequate error checking causes potential information disclosure.
Joomla! version 1.7.1 and earlier
Upgrade to the latest Joomla! version (1.7.2 or later)
The JSST at the Joomla! Security Centre.
Weak encryption causes potential information disclosure.
Joomla! version 1.5.23 and earlier
Upgrade to the latest Joomla! version (1.5.24 or later)
The JSST at the Joomla! Security Centre.
Inadequate error checking causes information disclosure.
Joomla! version 1.7.0
Upgrade to the latest Joomla! version (1.7.1 or later)
The JSST at the Joomla! Security Centre.
Inadequate escaping leads to XSS vulnerability in com_search.
Joomla! version 1.7.0 and all 1.6.x versions
Upgrade to the latest Joomla! version (1.7.1 or later)
The JSST at the Joomla! Security Centre.
Inadequate escaping leads to XSS vulnerability in back end.
Joomla! version 1.7.0 and all 1.6.x versions
Upgrade to the latest Joomla! version (1.7.1 or later)
The JSST at the Joomla! Security Centre.
Inadequate escaping leads to XSS vulnerability.
Joomla! version 1.6.5 and all earlier 1.6.x versions
Upgrade to the latest Joomla! version (1.6.6 or later)
The JSST at the Joomla! Security Centre.
Inadequate filtering causes possible information disclosure.
Joomla! version 1.6.3 and all earlier 1.6.x versions
Upgrade to the latest Joomla! version (1.6.4 or later)
The JSST at the Joomla! Security Centre.
Inadequate filtering leads to XSS vulnerability.
Joomla! version 1.6.3 and all earlier 1.6.x versions
Upgrade to the latest Joomla! version (1.6.4 or later)
The JSST at the Joomla! Security Centre.