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AUSCERT Security Bulletin
ASB-2014.0119
Two vulnerabilities have been identified in Joomla!
10 October 2014
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: Joomla!
Operating System: UNIX variants (UNIX, Linux, OSX)
Windows
Impact/Access: Denial of Service -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Cross-site Scripting -- Remote with User Interaction
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2014-7229 CVE-2014-6631
Member content until: Sunday, November 9 2014
OVERVIEW
Two vulnerabilities have been identified in Joomla!.
The vulnerability identified as CVE-2014-7229 affects Joomla! CMS
versions 2.54. through 2.5.25, earlier 3.x versions and version
3.3.0 through 3.3.4. [1]
The vulnerability identified as CVE-2014-6631 affects Joomla! CMS
versions 3.20 through 3.2.4 and 3.3.30 through 3.3.3. [2]
IMPACT
The vendor has provided the following details regarding the
vulnerabilities:
CVE-2014-7229:"Inadequate checking allowed the potential for a
denial of service attack." [1]
CVE-2014-6631:"Inadequate escaping leads to XSS vulnerability in
com_media." [2]
MITIGATION
The vendor recommends updating to the latest versions of Joomla! to
correct these issues. [1][2]
REFERENCES
[1] [20140904] - Core - Denial of Service
http://developer.joomla.org/security/596
[2] [20140901] - Core - XSS Vulnerability
http://developer.joomla.org/security/593-20140901-core-xss-vulnerability.html
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