full-disclosure - Joomla! 1.0.x ~ 1.0.15 | Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Message-ID: <AANLkTinFwK8Y-JvV0seKiK8btFuhDSXttsadBFKZmhTX@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2011 02:24:40 +0800
From: YGN Ethical Hacker Group <lists@...g.net>
To: full-disclosure@...ts.grok.org.uk, bugtraq@...urityfocus.com, 
	bugs@...uritytracker.com, vuln@...unia.com, secalert@...urityreason.com,
	news@...uriteam.com, vuln@...urity.nnov.ru, moderators@...db.org
Subject: Joomla! 1.0.x ~ 1.0.15 | Cross Site Scripting
	(XSS) Vulnerability

==============================================================================
 Joomla! 1.0.x ~ 1.0.15 | Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability
==============================================================================

1. OVERVIEW

The Joomla! 1.0.x series are currently vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting.

2. BACKGROUND

Joomla! is a free and open source content management system (CMS) for
publishing content on the World Wide Web and intranets.

3. VULNERABILITY DESCRIPTION

The "ordering" parameter in a core module,com_search, is not properly
sanitized and thus vulnerable to XSS.
By leveraging this vulnerability, attackers can compromise currently
logged-in user/administrator session and impersonate arbitrary user
actions available under /administrator/ functions. As the
vulnerability is based on the core module, it affects both classic and
customized Joomla! 1.0.x based web sites.

4. VERSIONS AFFECTED

Joomla! 1.0.x ~ 1.0.15 series

5. PROOF-OF-CONCEPT/EXPLOIT

http://attacker.in/joomla1015/index.php?option=com_search&searchword=xss&searchphrase=any&ordering=newest%22%20onmousemove=alert%28document.cookie%29%20style=position:fixed;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;%22

6. SOLUTION

Joomla 1.0.x series has been at end of life since 2009-07-22.

Upgrade to Joomla! 1.5.x family (1.5.22 as of 2011-01-05)

7. VENDOR

Joomla! Developer Team
http://www.joomla.org

8. CREDIT

This vulnerability was discovered by Aung Khant, http://yehg.net, YGN
Ethical Hacker Group, Myanmar.

9. DISCLOSURE TIME-LINE

2011-01-03: notified Joomla! Security Strike Team regardless of EOL status
2011-01-06: vulnerability disclosed

10. REFERENCES

Original Advisory URL:
http://yehg.net/lab/pr0js/advisories/joomla/core/[joomla_1.0.x~15]_cross_site_scripting
Joomla! 1.0.x End of Life -
http://community.joomla.org/blogs/community/509-an-old-friend-comes-of-age.html
OWASP Top 10: http://www.owasp.org/index.php/Category:OWASP_Top_Ten_Project
CWE-79: http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html

#yehg [2011-01-06]

---------------------------------
Best regards,
YGN Ethical Hacker Group
Yangon, Myanmar
http://yehg.net
Our Lab | http://yehg.net/lab
Our Directory | http://yehg.net/hwd

_______________________________________________
Full-Disclosure - We believe in it.
Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html
Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/