#VU96268 Input validation error in Joomla! - CVE-2024-27185

Vulnerability identifier: #VU96268

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-27185

CWE-ID: CWE-20

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Joomla!
Web applications / CMS

Vendor: Joomla!

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to posing application's cache.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in pagination feature. A remote attacker can supply specially crafted input to the application and poison application's cache.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Joomla!: 3, 3.0.0 - 3.0.4, 3.1.0 - 3.10.16, 3.2.0 - 3.2.7, 3.3.0 - 3.3.6, 3.4.0 - 3.4.8, 3.5.0 - 3.5.9, 3.6.0 - 3.6.5, 3.7.0 - 3.7.5, 3.8.0 - 3.8.13, 3.9.0 - 3.9.28, 4.0.0 - 4.0.6, 4.1.0 - 4.1.5, 4.2.0 - 4.2.9, 4.3.0 - 4.3.4, 4.4.0 - 4.4.6, 5.0.0 - 5.0.3, 5.1.0 - 5.1.2

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External links
https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/942-20240802-core-cache-poisoning-in-pagination.html

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.