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 3.10.7 or 4.0.x prior to 4.1.1. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities.
- An issue was discovered in Joomla! 3.0.0 through 3.10.6 & 4.0.0 through 4.1.0. Extracting an specifilcy crafted tar package could write files outside of the intended path. (CVE-2022-23793)
- An issue was discovered in Joomla! 3.0.0 through 3.10.6 & 4.0.0 through 4.1.0. Uploading a file name of an excess length causes the error. This error brings up the screen with the path of the source code of the web application. (CVE-2022-23794)
- An issue was discovered in Joomla! 2.5.0 through 3.10.6 & 4.0.0 through 4.1.0. A user row was not bound to a specific authentication mechanism which could under very special circumstances allow an account takeover. (CVE-2022-23795)
- An issue was discovered in Joomla! 3.7.0 through 3.10.6. Lack of input validation could allow an XSS attack using com_fields. (CVE-2022-23796)
- An issue was discovered in Joomla! 3.0.0 through 3.10.6 & 4.0.0 through 4.1.0. Inadequate filtering on the selected Ids on an request could resulted into an possible SQL injection. (CVE-2022-23797)
- An issue was discovered in Joomla! 2.5.0 through 3.10.6 & 4.0.0 through 4.1.0. Inadequate validation of URLs could result into an invalid check whether an redirect URL is internal or not. (CVE-2022-23798)
- An issue was discovered in Joomla! 4.0.0 through 4.1.0. Under specific circumstances, JInput pollutes method-specific input bags with $_REQUEST data. (CVE-2022-23799)
- An issue was discovered in Joomla! 4.0.0 through 4.1.0. Inadequate content filtering leads to XSS vulnerabilities in various components. (CVE-2022-23800)
- An issue was discovered in Joomla! 4.0.0 through 4.1.0. Possible XSS atack vector through SVG embedding in com_media. (CVE-2022-23801)
Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Upgrade to Joomla! version 3.10.7 / 4.1.1 or later.
Plugin Details
File Name: joomla_411.nasl
Configuration: Enable paranoid mode, Enable thorough checks
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Enable CGI Scanning: true
Risk Information
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/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: www/PHP, Settings/ParanoidReport, installed_sw/Joomla!
Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 3/29/2022
Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/29/2022