Joomla 2.5.x < 3.9.19 Multiple Vulnerabilities (5812-joomla-3-9-19)

high Nessus Plugin ID 137366

Synopsis

A PHP application running on the remote web server is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

According to its self-reported version, the instance of Joomla! running on the remote web server is 2.5.x prior to 3.9.19. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

- In Joomla! before 3.9.19, lack of input validation in the heading tag option of the Articles - Newsflash and Articles - Categories modules allows XSS.
(CVE-2020-13761)

- In Joomla! before 3.9.19, the default settings of the global textfilter configuration do not block HTML inputs for Guest users. (CVE-2020-13763)

- In Joomla! before 3.9.19, incorrect input validation of the module tag option in com_modules allows XSS.
(CVE-2020-13762)

- In jQuery versions greater than or equal to 1.2 and before 3.5.0, passing HTML from untrusted sources - even after sanitizing it - to one of jQuery's DOM manipulation methods (i.e. .html(), .append(), and others) may execute untrusted code. This problem is patched in jQuery 3.5.0. (CVE-2020-11022)

- In jQuery versions greater than or equal to 1.0.3 and before 3.5.0, passing HTML containing elements from untrusted sources - even after sanitizing it - to one of jQuery's DOM manipulation methods (i.e. .html(), .append(), and others) may execute untrusted code. This problem is patched in jQuery 3.5.0. (CVE-2020-11023)

- In Joomla! before 3.9.19, missing token checks in com_postinstall lead to CSRF. (CVE-2020-13760)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to Joomla! version 3.9.19 or later.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?66a75060

http://www.nessus.org/u?6eddec97

http://www.nessus.org/u?a3f2593d

http://www.nessus.org/u?d0796329

http://www.nessus.org/u?560bc965

http://www.nessus.org/u?478821e3

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 137366

File Name: joomla_3919.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 6/12/2020

Updated: 12/5/2022

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode, Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-13760

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:joomla:joomla%5c%21

Required KB Items: installed_sw/Joomla!, www/PHP, Settings/ParanoidReport

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/2/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/29/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-11022, CVE-2020-11023, CVE-2020-13760, CVE-2020-13761, CVE-2020-13762, CVE-2020-13763

IAVA: 2020-A-0244-S