CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2008-3227

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

Published: Jul 18, 2008 | Modified: Aug 08, 2017
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

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.

References