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This feed provides announcements of resolved security issues in Joomla! software releases.
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[20120306] - Core - Information Disclosure
- 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.
[20120304] - Core - Password Change
- 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.
[20120303] - Core - Privilege Escalation
- 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.
[20120301] - Core - SQL Injection
- 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.
[20120302] - Core - XSS Vulnerability
- 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.
[20120201] - Core - Information Disclosure
- 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.
[20120202] - Core - Information Disclosure
- 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.
[20120203] - Core - Information Disclosure
- 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.
[20120101] - Core - Information Disclosure
- 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.
[20120102] - Core - XSS Vulnerability
- Project: Joomla!
- SubProject: All
- Severity: Moderate
- Versions: 1.7.3 and all earlier 1.7 and 1.6 versions
- Exploit type: XSS Vulnerability
- Reported Date: 2011-November-16
- Fixed Date: 2012-January-24
Description
Inadequate filtering leads to XSS vulnerability.
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.