PT-2011-4930 · Open Source Matters · Joomla!

Hanno Böck · Published 2011-11-23 · Updated 2011-11-28 · CVE-2011-4321

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Joomla! versions 1.5.x through 1.5.24

Description The password reset functionality uses weak random numbers, making it easier for remote attackers to change the passwords of arbitrary users.

Recommendations For versions 1.5.x through 1.5.24, update to a version that addresses the weak random number issue in the password reset functionality.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-310

Related Identifiers

CVE-2011-4321

Affected Products

Joomla!

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-4321 · Security Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2011-4321 · Note
• http://developer.joomla.org/security/news/9-security/10-core-security/375-20111103-core-password-change · Note
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/21/1 · Note