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Joomla! 1.6.x < 4.4.1 Information Disclosure

high Web App Scanning Plugin ID 114140

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Synopsis

Joomla! 1.6.x < 4.4.1 Information Disclosure

Description

According to its self-reported version, the instance of Joomla! running on the remote web server is 1.6.x prior to 4.4.1 or 5.x prior to 5.0.1. It is, therefore, affected by an information disclosure vulnerability. The language file parsing process could be manipulated to expose environment variables.

Note that the scanner has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update to Joomla! version 4.4.1 or latest.

See Also

https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/919-20231101-core-exposure-of-environment-variables.html

https://www.joomla.org/announcements/release-news/5901-joomla-5-0-1-and-4-4-1-security-and-bug-fix-release.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 114140

Type: remote

Published: 12/18/2023

Updated: 12/18/2023

Scan Template: api, basic, full, pci, scan

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-40626

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-40626

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/27/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/27/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-40626