Description

Joomla! Core is prone to a security bypass vulnerability. Exploiting this issue may allow attackers to perform otherwise restricted actions and subsequently replace an article written by another user. Joomla! Core versions 1.5.x ranging from 1.5.0 and up to and including 1.5.14 are vulnerable.

Remediation

Update to Joomla! Core version 1.5.15 or latest

References

https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/305-20091103-core-front-end-editor-issue.html

Related Vulnerabilities

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Moodle Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') Vulnerability (CVE-2008-5153)

Jenkins Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Vulnerability (CVE-2013-2033)

Oracle Database Server CVE-2012-0525 Vulnerability (CVE-2012-0525)

Severity

High

Classification

CWE-264 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Tags

Missing Update Authentication Bypass