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.
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[20140304] - Core - Unauthorised Logins
- Project: Joomla!
- SubProject: CMS
- Severity: Moderate
- Versions: 2.5.18 and earlier 2.5.x versions, 3.2.2 and earlier 3.x versions
- Exploit type: Unauthorised Logins
- Reported Date: 2014-February-21
- Fixed Date: 2014-March-06
Description
Inadequate checking allowed unauthorised logins via GMail authentication.
Affected Installs
Joomla! CMS versions 2.5.18 and earlier 2.5.x versions, 3.2.2 and earlier 3.x versions
Solution
Upgrade to version 2.5.19 or 3.2.3
Contact
The JSST at the Joomla! Security Centre.
[20131103] Core XSS Vulnerability
- Project: Joomla!
- SubProject: All
- Severity: Moderate
- Versions: 2.5.14 and earlier 2.5.x versions. 3.1.5 and earlier 3.x versions.
- Exploit type: XSS Vulnerability
- Reported Date: 2013-October-26
- Fixed Date: 2013-November-06
Description
Inadequate filtering leads to XSS vulnerability in com_contact.
Affected Installs
Joomla! version 2.5.14 and earlier 2.5.x versions; and version 3.1.5 and earlier 3.0.x versions.
Solution
Upgrade to version 2.5.16, 3.1.6 or 3.2.
Contact
The JSST at the Joomla! Security Centre.
[20131102] Core XSS Vulnerability
- Project: Joomla!
- SubProject: All
- Severity: Moderate
- Versions: 2.5.14 and earlier 2.5.x versions. 3.1.5 and earlier 3.x versions.
- Exploit type: XSS Vulnerability
- Reported Date: 2013-October-06
- Fixed Date: 2013-November-06
Description
Inadequate filtering leads to XSS vulnerability in com_contact, com_weblinks, com_newsfeeds.
Affected Installs
Joomla! version 2.5.14 and earlier 2.5.x versions; and version 3.1.5 and earlier 3.0.x versions.
Solution
Upgrade to version 2.5.16, 3.1.6 or 3.2.
Contact
The JSST at the Joomla! Security Centre.
[20131101] Core XSS Vulnerability
- Project: Joomla!
- SubProject: All
- Severity: High
- Versions: 2.5.14 and earlier 2.5.x versions. 3.1.5 and earlier 3.x versions.
- Exploit type: XSS Vulnerability
- Reported Date: 2013-October-25
- Fixed Date: 2013-November-06
Description
Inadequate filtering leads to XSS vulnerability in com_contact.
Affected Installs
Joomla! version 2.5.14 and earlier 2.5.x versions; and version 3.1.5 and earlier 3.0.x versions.
Solution
Upgrade to version 2.5.16, 3.1.6 or 3.2.
Contact
The JSST at the Joomla! Security Centre.
[20130801] - Core - Unauthorised Uploads
- Project: Joomla!
- SubProject: All
- Severity: Critical
- Versions: 2.5.13 and earlier 2.5.x versions. 3.1.4 and earlier 3.x versions.
- Exploit type: Unauthorised Uploads
- Reported Date: 2013-June-25
- Fixed Date: 2013-July-31
- CVE Number: Pending
Description
Inadequate filtering leads to the ability to bypass file type upload restrictions.
Affected Installs
Joomla! version 2.5.13 and earlier 2.5.x versions; and version 3.1.4 and earlier 3.x versions.
Solution
Upgrade to version 2.5.14 or 3.1.5.
Contact
The JSST at the Joomla! Security Centre.
[20130405] - Core - XSS Vulnerability
- 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-February-26
- Fixed Date: 2013-April-24
- CVE Number: CVE-2013-3059
Description
Inadequate filtering leads to XSS vulnerability in Voting 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.
[20130403] - Core - XSS Vulnerability
- 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: XSS Vulnerability
- Reported Date: 2013-March-9
- Fixed Date: 2013-April-24
- CVE Number: CVE-2013-3058
Description
Inadequate filtering allows possibility of XSS exploit in some circumstances.
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.
[20130402] - Core - Information Disclosure
- 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: Information Disclosure
- Reported Date: 2013-March-29
- Fixed Date: 2013-April-24
- CVE Number: CVE-2013-3057
Description
Inadequate permission checking allows unauthorised user to see permission settings in some circumstances.
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.
[20130404] - Core - XSS Vulnerability
- 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-February-15
- Fixed Date: 2013-April-24
- CVE Number: None
Description
Use of old version of Flash-based file uploader leads to XSS 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.
[20130401] - Core - Privilege Escalation
- 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.