Unspecified vulnerability in Joomla! before 1.5.4 has unknown impact and attack vectors related to a User Redirect Spam fix, possibly an open redirect vulnerability.
Weakness
The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joomla | Joomla | * | 1.5.3 (including) |
| Joomla | Joomla | 1.0 (including) | 1.0 (including) |
| Joomla | Joomla | 1.0.0 (including) | 1.0.0 (including) |
| Joomla | Joomla | 1.0.1 (including) | 1.0.1 (including) |
| Joomla | Joomla | 1.0.2 (including) | 1.0.2 (including) |
| Joomla | Joomla | 1.0.3 (including) | 1.0.3 (including) |
| Joomla | Joomla | 1.0.4 (including) | 1.0.4 (including) |
| Joomla | Joomla | 1.0.5 (including) | 1.0.5 (including) |
| Joomla | Joomla | 1.0.6 (including) | 1.0.6 (including) |
| Joomla | Joomla | 1.0.7 (including) | 1.0.7 (including) |
| Joomla | Joomla | 1.0.8 (including) | 1.0.8 (including) |
| Joomla | Joomla | 1.0.9 (including) | 1.0.9 (including) |
| Joomla | Joomla | 1.0.10 (including) | 1.0.10 (including) |
| Joomla | Joomla | 1.0.11 (including) | 1.0.11 (including) |
| Joomla | Joomla | 1.0.12 (including) | 1.0.12 (including) |
| Joomla | Joomla | 1.0.13 (including) | 1.0.13 (including) |
| Joomla | Joomla | 1.03 (including) | 1.03 (including) |
| Joomla | Joomla | 1.5 (including) | 1.5 (including) |
| Joomla | Joomla | 1.5.0_beta (including) | 1.5.0_beta (including) |
| Joomla | Joomla | 1.5.0_beta1 (including) | 1.5.0_beta1 (including) |
| Joomla | Joomla | 1.5.0_beta2 (including) | 1.5.0_beta2 (including) |
| Joomla | Joomla | 1.5.0_rc1 (including) | 1.5.0_rc1 (including) |
| Joomla | Joomla | 1.5.1 (including) | 1.5.1 (including) |
| Joomla | Joomla | 1.5.2 (including) | 1.5.2 (including) |
Potential Mitigations
- Follow the principle of least privilege when assigning access rights to entities in a software system.
- Denying access to a file can prevent an attacker from replacing that file with a link to a sensitive file. Ensure good compartmentalization in the system to provide protected areas that can be trusted.
Related Attack Patterns
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/132.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/17.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/35.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/76.html
References
- http://www.joomla.org/content/view/5180/1/
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/12/2
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44205
- http://www.joomla.org/content/view/5180/1/
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/12/2
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44205