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• — [20091103] - Core - Front-End Editor Issue

     (Tuesday, 03 November 2009 11:31)

  • Project: Joomla!
  • SubProject: com_content
  • Severity: Moderate
  • Versions: 1.5.14 and all previous 1.5 releases
  • Exploit type: Front-End Editing
  • Reported Date: 2009-September-05
  • Fixed Date: 2009-November-03

  Description

  When logged into the front end with Author access, it was possible to replace an article written by another user.

  Affected Installs

  All 1.5.x installs prior to and including 1.5.14 are affected.

  Solution

  Upgrade to latest Joomla! version (1.5.15 or newer).

  Reported by Hannes Papenberg

  Contact

  The JSST at the Joomla! Security Center.

  
  

• — [20091103] - Core - XML File Read Issue

     (Sunday, 01 November 2009 20:03)

  • Project: Joomla!
  • SubProject: All
  • Severity: Low
  • Versions: 1.5.14 and all previous 1.5 releases
  • Exploit type: Extension Version Disclosure
  • Reported Date: 2009-October-13
  • Fixed Date: 2009-Nov-03

  Description

  It is possible to read the contents of an extension's XML file and find the version number of the installed extension. This could allow people to exploit a known security flaws for a specific version of an extension.

  Affected Installs

  All 1.5.x installs prior to and including 1.5.14 are affected.

  Solution

  Turn on Apache mod_rewrite and configure your .htaccess file to filter out XML files. In the htaccess.txt file shipped with version 1.5.15, lines 35-39 contain example code that will...

• — [20090722] - Core - Missing JEXEC Check

     (Wednesday, 22 July 2009 19:36)

  • Project: Joomla!
  • SubProject: Framework
  • Severity: Moderate
  • Versions: 1.5.12 and all previous 1.5 releases
  • Exploit type: Path Disclosure
  • Reported Date: 2009-July-21
  • Fixed Date: 2009-July-22

  Description

  Some files were missing the check for JEXEC. These scripts will then expose internal path information of the host.

  Affected Installs

  All 1.5.x installs prior to and including 1.5.12 are affected.

  Solution

  Upgrade to latest Joomla! version (1.5.13 or newer).

  Reported by Juan Galiana Lara (Internet Security Auditors)

  Contact

  The JSST at the Joomla! Security Center.