PT-2009-6409 · Open Source Matters · Joomla!

Published 2009-12-10 · Updated 2017-08-17 · CVE-2009-4255

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.3

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Joomla! You!Hostit! template version 1.0.1

Description A cross-site scripting issue exists, allowing remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML. This is achieved via the created by alias parameter in the "index.php" endpoint.

Recommendations For version 1.0.1, avoid using the created by alias parameter in the "index.php" endpoint until the issue is resolved. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the "index.php" endpoint to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2009-4255

Affected Products

Joomla!

References · 4

• 🔥 http://exploit-db.com/exploits/10301 · Exploit
• http://secunia.com/advisories/37601 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-4255 · Security Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54570 · Note