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Joomla! "searchword" Cross-Site Scripting
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA27196
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Release Date:
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2007-10-12
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Last Update:
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2008-01-04
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Popularity:
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9,337 views
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Critical:
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Not critical
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Impact:
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Cross Site Scripting
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Workaround
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| Software: | Joomla! 1.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2007-5427
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Description:
MustLive has discovered a vulnerability in Joomla!, which can be exploited by malicious people to conduct cross-site scripting attacks.
Input passed to the "searchword" parameter in index.php (when "option" is set to "com_search") is not properly sanitised before being returned to the user. This can be exploited to execute arbitrary HTML and script code in a user's browser session in context of an affected site.
Successful exploitation requires that the victim changes the number of search results in a drop-down box, after having clicked on the malicious link.
The vulnerability is confirmed in version 1.0.13. Other versions may also be affected.
Solution:
Fixed in the SVN repository.
http://joomlacode.org/gf/project/joom...th=%2F&view=rev&revision=9850
Provided and/or discovered by:
MustLive
Changelog:
2007-10-16: Added CVE reference.
2008-01-04: Updated "Solution" section.
Original Advisory:
http://securityvulns.ru/Rdocument919.html
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