Joomla! < 1.5.13 Multiple Vulnerabilities (deprecated)

high Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 5102

Synopsis

The remote host is vulnerable to multiple attack vectors

Description

The installed version of Joomla! is earlier than 1.5.13. Such versions are reportedly affected by multiple vulnerabilities :

- A flaw which affects the TinyMCE editor would allow a remote attack to upload and execute arbitrary files

- A failure to parse user-supplied input to 'JEXEC' would allow a remote attacker to glean internal path information

Solution

Upgrade to Joomla! 1.5.13 or later.

See Also

http://developer.joomla.org/security/news/301-20090722-core-file-upload.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 5102

Family: CGI

Published: 7/28/2007

Updated: 6/1/2015

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

Patch Publication Date: 7/23/2007

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/23/2007

Reference Information

BID: 35780