• Project: Joomla!
  • Subproject: Site Client
  • Severity: Moderate
  • Versions: 1.5.11 and all previous 1.5 releases
  • Exploit type: XSS
  • Reported Date: 30-June-2009
  • Fixed Date: 30-June-2009

Description

An attacker can inject JavaScript or DHTML code That Will Be Executed in the context of the targeted user browser, Allowing the attacker to steal cookies. HTTP_REFERER variable is not parsed Properly.

Affected Installs

All 1.5.x installs prior to and Including 1.5.11 are affected.

Solution

Upgrade to latest Joomla! version (1.5.12 or newer).

Reported by Juan Galiana Lara (Internet Security Auditors)