PT-2020-7120 · Joomla · Joomla!

Aung Khant · Published 2020-01-22 · Updated 2020-01-24 · CVE-2011-3595

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

3.5

Low

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Joomla! versions prior to 1.7.0

Description Multiple Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities exist in the index.php file, specifically in the search word, extension, asset, and author parameters. This issue allows for potential exploitation through these parameters in the "/index.php" endpoint.

Recommendations For versions prior to 1.7.0, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue to prevent exploitation. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the vulnerable parameters search word, extension, asset, and author in the index.php file until a patch is available.

Exploit

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2011-3595

Affected Products

Joomla!

References · 6

• 🔥 http://yehg.net/lab/pr0js/advisories/joomla/core/%5Bjoomla_1.7.0-stable%5D_cross_site_scripting%28XSS%29 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/10/04/7 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-3595 · Security Note
• https://rapid7.com/db/vulnerabilities/joomla-20110902-core-xss-vulnerability · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/371 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/9350 · Telegram Post