Joomla! Security News

Posted by on 8 Nov 2013 in Blog, Featured, Technical | 0 comments

  1. [20131101] Core XSS Vulnerability
  2. [20131102] Core XSS Vulnerability
  3. [20131103] Core XSS Vulnerability

[20131101] Core XSS Vulnerability in Joomla

Posted: 06 Nov 2013 10:47 AM PST

  •     Project: Joomla!
  •     SubProject: All
  •     Severity: High
  •     Versions: 2.5.14 and earlier 2.5.x versions. 3.1.5 and earlier 3.x versions.
  •     Exploit type: XSS Vulnerability
  •     Reported Date: 2013-October-25
  •     Fixed Date: 2013-November-06
  •     CVE Number:

Description

Inadequate filtering leads to XSS vulnerability in com_contact.

Affected Installs

Joomla! version 2.5.14 and earlier 2.5.x versions; and version 3.1.5 and earlier 3.0.x versions.

Solution

Upgrade to version 2.5.15, 3.1.6 or 3.2.

Contact

The JSST at the Joomla! Security Center.
Reported By: Osanda Malith

[20131102] Core XSS Vulnerability in Joomla

Posted: 06 Nov 2013 10:47 AM PST

  •     Project: Joomla!
  •     SubProject: All
  •     Severity: Moderate
  •     Versions: 2.5.14 and earlier 2.5.x versions. 3.1.5 and earlier 3.x versions.
  •     Exploit type: XSS Vulnerability
  •     Reported Date: 2013-October-06
  •     Fixed Date: 2013-November-06
  •     CVE Number:

Description

Inadequate filtering leads to XSS vulnerability in com_contact, com_weblinks, com_newsfeeds.

Affected Installs

Joomla! version 2.5.14 and earlier 2.5.x versions; and version 3.1.5 and earlier 3.0.x versions.

Solution

Upgrade to version 2.5.15, 3.1.6 or 3.2.

Contact

The JSST at the Joomla! Security Center.
Reported By: Osanda Malith

[20131103] Core XSS Vulnerability in Joomla

Posted: 06 Nov 2013 10:47 AM PST

  •     Project: Joomla!
  •     SubProject: All
  •     Severity: Moderate
  •     Versions: 2.5.14 and earlier 2.5.x versions. 3.1.5 and earlier 3.x versions.
  •     Exploit type: XSS Vulnerability
  •     Reported Date: 2013-October-26
  •     Fixed Date: 2013-November-06
  •     CVE Number:

Description

Inadequate filtering leads to XSS vulnerability in com_contact.

Affected Installs

Joomla! version 2.5.14 and earlier 2.5.x versions; and version 3.1.5 and earlier 3.0.x versions.

Solution

Upgrade to version 2.5.15, 3.1.6 or 3.2.

Contact

The JSST at the Joomla! Security Center.
Reported By: Osanda Malith

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Microsoft Security Bulletin: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (2862772)

Posted by on 14 Aug 2013 in Blog, Featured, Technical | 0 comments

This Microsoft security update resolves eleven privately reported vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer.

The most severe vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if a user views a specially crafted webpage using Internet Explorer.

An attacker who successfully exploited the most severe of these vulnerabilities could gain the same user rights as the current user. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights.

Maximum Severity Rating and Vulnerability Impact: Critical – Remote Code Execution

Restart Requirement: Requires restart

Affected Software: Microsoft Windows, Internet Explorer

 

Vulnerability in Unicode Scripts Processor Could Allow Remote Code Execution

This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in the Unicode Scripts Processor included in Microsoft Windows.

The vulnerability could allow remote code execution if a user viewed a specially crafted document or webpage with an application that supports embedded OpenType fonts.

An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain the same user rights as the current user. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights.

Maximum Severity Rating and Vulnerability Impact: Critical – Remote Code Execution

Restart Requirement: May require restart

Affected Software: Microsoft Windows

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