CVE-2012-4532

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in modules/mod_languages/tmpl/default.php in the Language Switcher module for Joomla! 2.5.x before 2.5.7 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the PATH_INFO to index.php. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

CVSS v2.0 4.3 MEDIUM

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CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

V2 Legend

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
http://developer.joomla.org/security/news/540-20120902-core-xss-vulnerability	Vendor Advisory
http://www.joomla.org/announcements/release-news/5463-joomla-2-5-7-released.html	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/49678	Vendor Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/83490
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/19/4
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/07/3
http://www.darksecurity.de/advisories/2012/SSCHADV2012-014.txt	Exploit

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:2.5.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:2.5.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:2.5.6:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:2.5.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:2.5.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:2.5.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:2.5.3:::::::*

Information

Published : 2012-10-31 09:55

Updated : 2012-11-01 09:28

NVD link : CVE-2012-4532

Mitre link : CVE-2012-4532

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-79

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Products Affected

joomla

joomla\!

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