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[20120307] - Core - Information Disclosure

  • Project: Joomla!
  • SubProject: All
  • Severity: Low
  • Versions: 2.5.3 and all earlier 2.5.x versions
  • Exploit type: Information Disclosure
  • Reported Date: 2012-January-7
  • Fixed Date: 2012-April-2

Description

Inadequate permission checking allows unauthorised viewing of some administrative back end information.

Affected Installs

Joomla! versions 2.5.3 and all earlier 2.5.x versions

Solution

Upgrade to version 2.5.4

Reported by Cyrille Barthelemy

Contact

The JSST at the Joomla! Security Center.


[20120308] - Core - XSS Vulnerability

  • Project: Joomla!
  • SubProject: All
  • Severity: Low
  • Versions: 2.5.3 and all earlier 2.5.x versions
  • Exploit type: XSS Vulnerability
  • Reported Date: 2012-February-3
  • Fixed Date: 2012-April-2

Description

Inadequate filtering in update manager leads to XSS vulnerability.

Affected Installs

Joomla! versions 2.5.3 and all earlier 2.5.x versions

Solution

Upgrade to version 2.5.4

Reported by Alex Andreae

Contact

The JSST at the Joomla! Security Center.


[20120305] - Core - Password Change

  • Project: Joomla!
  • SubProject: All
  • Severity: High
  • Versions: 1.5.25 and all earlier 1.5.x versions
  • Exploit type: Password Change
  • Reported Date: 2012-March-8
  • Fixed Date: 2012-March-27

Description

Insufficient randomness leads to password reset vulnerability.

Affected Installs

Joomla! versions 1.5.25 and all earlier 1.5.x versions

Solution

Upgrade to version 1.5.26

Reported by George Argyros and Aggelos Kiayias

Contact

The JSST at the Joomla! Security Center.


[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

Reported by Cyrille Barthelemy

Contact

The JSST at the Joomla! Security Center.


[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

Reported by George Argyros and Aggelos Kiayias

Contact

The JSST at the Joomla! Security Center.


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