Description

Joomla! Core is prone to a directory traversal vulnerability because it fails to sufficiently verify user-supplied input. Exploiting this issue can allow an attacker to obtain sensitive information that could aid in further attacks. Joomla! Core versions 3.x.x ranging from 3.0.0 and up to and including 3.9.24 are vulnerable.

Remediation

Update to Joomla! Core version 3.9.25 or latest

References

https://github.com/HoangKien1020/CVE-2021-23132

https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/846-20210306-core-com-media-allowed-paths-that-are-not-intended-for-image-uploads.html

Related Vulnerabilities

IBM RTC Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability (CVE-2020-4733)

Serendipity Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Vulnerability (CVE-2007-6205)

WordPress Plugin Sexy Add Template Cross-Site Request Forgery (1.0)

Jenkins Insufficient Session Expiration Vulnerability (CVE-2019-1003003)

Oracle JRE CVE-2022-21283 Vulnerability (CVE-2022-21283)

Severity

High

Classification

CVE-2021-23132 CWE-22 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Tags

Missing Update Directory Traversal