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Joomla! Highslide JS Component "controller" Local File Inclusion Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA39359

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/39359/

DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been discovered in the Highslide JS component for
Joomla!, which can be exploited by malicious people to disclose
sensitive information.

Input passed via the "controller" parameter to index.php (when
"option" is set to "com_hsconfig") is not properly verified before
being used to include files. This can be exploited to include
arbitrary files from local resources via directory traversal
sequences and URL-encoded NULL bytes.

The vulnerability is confirmed in version 2.0.9. Other versions may
also be affected.

SOLUTION:
Edit the source code to ensure that input is properly verified.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
AntiSecurity

Joomla Flickr "controller" Local File Inclusion Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA39358

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/39358/

DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been discovered in the Joomla Flickr component
for Joomla!, which can be exploited by malicious people to disclose
sensitive information.

Input passed via the "controller" parameter to index.php (when
"option" is set to "com_joomlaflickr") is not properly verified
before being used to include files. This can be exploited to include
arbitrary files from local resources via directory traversal
sequences and URL-encoded NULL bytes.

The vulnerability is confirmed in version 1.0.3. Other versions may
also be affected.

SOLUTION:
Edit the source code to ensure that input is properly verified.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
AntiSecurity

Joomla! Jukebox Component "controller" Local File Inclusion Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA39357

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/39357/

DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in the Jukebox component for
Joomla!, which can be exploited by malicious people to disclose
sensitive information.

Input passed via the "controller" parameter to index.php (when
"option" is set to "com_jukebox") is not properly verified before
being used to include files. This can be exploited to include
arbitrary files from local resources via directory traversal
sequences and URL-encoded NULL bytes.

The vulnerability is reported in version 1.0. Other versions may also
be affected.

SOLUTION:
Update to version 1.7 or later.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
AntiSecurity

Joomla webERPcustomer Component "controller" Local File Inclusion Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA39209

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/39209/

DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in the webERPcustomer component for
Joomla!, which can be exploited by malicious people to disclose
sensitive information.

Input passed via the "controller" parameter to index.php (when
"option" is set to "com_weberpcustomer") is not properly verified
before being used to include files. This can be exploited to include
arbitrary files from local resources via directory traversal
sequences and URL-encoded NULL bytes.

The vulnerability is reported in versions prior to 1.06.02.

SOLUTION:
Update to version 1.06.02.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Chip D3 Bi0s

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/bridges/crm-bridges/8754

Joomla! User Status Component "controller" Local File Inclusion Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA39208

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/39208/

DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in the User Status component for
Joomla!, which can be exploited by malicious people to disclose
sensitive information.

Input passed via the "controller" parameter to index.php (when
"option" is set to "com_userstatus") is not properly verified before
being used to include files. This can be exploited to include
arbitrary files from local resources via directory traversal
sequences and URL-encoded NULL bytes.

The vulnerability is reported in versions prior to 1.23.16.

SOLUTION:
Update to version 1.23.16.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Chip D3 Bi0s

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/communities-a-groupware/members-lists/11740

Joomla PowerMail Pro Component "controller" File Inclusion Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA39226

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/39226/

DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in the PowerMail Pro component for
Joomla, which can be exploited by malicious people to disclose
potentially sensitive information.

Input passed to the "controller" parameter in index.php (when
"option" is set to "com_powermail") is not properly sanitised before
being used to include files. This can be exploited to include
arbitrary files from local resources via directory traversal attacks
and URL-encoded NULL bytes.

The vulnerability is reported in version 1.53. Other versions may
also be affected.

SOLUTION:
Edit the source code to ensure that input is properly sanitised.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
AntiSecurity

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