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Incapsula Component for Joomla! 'token' Parameter Multiple XSS
medium Nessus Plugin ID 64484
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Synopsis
The remote web server contains a PHP application that is affected by multiple cross-site scripting vulnerabilities.Description
The version of the Incapsula component for Joomla! running on the remote host is affected by multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the Security.php and Performance.php scripts due to improper sanitization of user-supplied input to the 'token' parameter before using it to generate dynamic HTML content. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this to inject arbitrary HTML and script code into the user's browser session.Solution
Upgrade to Joomla! version 1.4.6_c or later.See Also
https://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2013-5121.php
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 64484
File Name: joomla_incapsula_xss.nasl
Version: 1.15
Type: remote
Family: CGI abuses : XSS
Published: 2/6/2013
Updated: 5/14/2025
Configuration: Enable thorough checks (optional)
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Enable CGI Scanning: true
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:joomla:joomla%5c%21
Required KB Items: www/PHP, installed_sw/Joomla!
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Exploited by Nessus: true
Patch Publication Date: 12/20/2012
Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/8/2013
Reference Information
BID: 57190