Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability in JComments Component for Joomla!
Advisory ID: | HTB22368 |
Product: | JComments |
Vendor: | JoomlaTune .com |
Vulnerable Versions: | 2.1.0.0 [07/08/2009] and probably prior |
Tested Version: | 2.1.0.0 [07/08/2009] |
Advisory Publication: | May 4, 2010 [without technical details] |
Vendor Notification: | May 4, 2010 |
Public Disclosure: | May 18, 2010 |
Latest Update: | May 16, 2010 |
Vulnerability Type: | Cross-Site Scripting [CWE-79] |
CVE Reference: | CVE-2010-5048 |
Risk Level: | Low |
CVSSv2 Base Score: | 2.6 (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) |
Solution Status: | Fixed by Vendor |
Discovered and Provided: | High-Tech Bridge Security Research Lab |
Advisory Details: | |
High-Tech Bridge SA Security Research Lab has discovered vulnerability in JComments component for Joomla! which could be exploited to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks. | |
Solution: | |
Upgrade to version 2.2.0.0 or later. | |
References: | |
[1] High-Tech Bridge Advisory HTB22368 - https://www.immuniweb.com/advisory/HTB22368 - Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability in JComments Component for Joomla! [2] JComments - http://www.joomlatune.com/jcomments.html - The JComments allows to website visitors to leave comments to any published materials. [3] Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) - http://cve.mitre.org/ - international in scope and free for public use, CVE® is a dictionary of publicly known information security vulnerabilities and exposures. [4] Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) - http://cwe.mitre.org - targeted to developers and security practitioners, CWE is a formal list of software weakness types. | |
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