Vulnerabilities > CVE-2015-5608 - Open Redirect vulnerability in Joomla Joomla!

047910
CVSS 5.8 - MEDIUM
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
MEDIUM
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
PARTIAL
Integrity impact
PARTIAL
Availability impact
NONE
network
joomla
CWE-601
nessus

Summary

Open redirect vulnerability in Joomla! CMS 3.0.0 through 3.4.1.

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

  • Fake the Source of Data
    An adversary provides data under a falsified identity. The purpose of using the falsified identity may be to prevent traceability of the provided data or it might be an attempt by the adversary to assume the rights granted to another identity. One of the simplest forms of this attack would be the creation of an email message with a modified "From" field in order to appear that the message was sent from someone other than the actual sender. Results of the attack vary depending on the details of the attack, but common results include privilege escalation, obfuscation of other attacks, and data corruption/manipulation.

Nessus

  • NASL familyFreeBSD Local Security Checks
    NASL idFREEBSD_PKG_DEABA1487AC511E5B35A002590263BF5.NASL
    descriptionThe JSST and the Joomla! Security Center report : [20150601] - Core - Open Redirect Inadequate checking of the return value allowed to redirect to an external page.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id86591
    published2015-10-26
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2015-2018 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/86591
    titleFreeBSD : Joomla! -- Core - Open Redirect vulnerability (deaba148-7ac5-11e5-b35a-002590263bf5)
    code
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
    # extracted from the FreeBSD VuXML database :
    #
    # Copyright 2003-2018 Jacques Vidrine and contributors
    #
    # Redistribution and use in source (VuXML) and 'compiled' forms (SGML,
    # HTML, PDF, PostScript, RTF and so forth) with or without modification,
    # are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
    # 1. Redistributions of source code (VuXML) must retain the above
    #    copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following
    #    disclaimer as the first lines of this file unmodified.
    # 2. Redistributions in compiled form (transformed to other DTDs,
    #    published online in any format, converted to PDF, PostScript,
    #    RTF and other formats) must reproduce the above copyright
    #    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer
    #    in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
    #    distribution.
    # 
    # THIS DOCUMENTATION IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS"
    # AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
    # THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
    # PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR OR CONTRIBUTORS
    # BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY,
    # OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT
    # OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR
    # BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY,
    # WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE
    # OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS DOCUMENTATION,
    # EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(86591);
      script_version("2.5");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/11/23 12:49:57");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2015-5608");
    
      script_name(english:"FreeBSD : Joomla! -- Core - Open Redirect vulnerability (deaba148-7ac5-11e5-b35a-002590263bf5)");
      script_summary(english:"Checks for updated package in pkg_info output");
    
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"synopsis", 
        value:"The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"description", 
        value:
    "The JSST and the Joomla! Security Center report : [20150601] - Core -
    Open Redirect Inadequate checking of the return value allowed to
    redirect to an external page."
      );
      # http://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/617-20150601-core-open-redirect.html
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?e1ebc47f"
      );
      # https://www.joomla.org/announcements/release-news/5589-joomla-3-4-2-released.html
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?d8dec0e1"
      );
      # https://vuxml.freebsd.org/freebsd/deaba148-7ac5-11e5-b35a-002590263bf5.html
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?5dd25364"
      );
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Update the affected package.");
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N");
      script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:joomla3");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2015/06/30");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2015/10/25");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2015/10/26");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2015-2018 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
      script_family(english:"FreeBSD Local Security Checks");
    
      script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
      script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/FreeBSD/release", "Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info");
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    
    include("audit.inc");
    include("freebsd_package.inc");
    
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/FreeBSD/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "FreeBSD");
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
    
    
    flag = 0;
    
    if (pkg_test(save_report:TRUE, pkg:"joomla3>=3.0.0<3.4.2")) flag++;
    
    if (flag)
    {
      if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:pkg_report_get());
      else security_warning(0);
      exit(0);
    }
    else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");
    
  • NASL familyCGI abuses
    NASL idJOOMLA_342.NASL
    descriptionAccording to its self-reported version number, the Joomla! installation running on the remote web server is 3.x prior to 3.4.2. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities : - A cross-site request forgery (XSRF) vulnerability exists due to a failure to require explicit confirmation or a unique token when performing certain sensitive actions. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, by convincing a user to follow a specially crafted link, to upload arbitrary code. (CVE-2015-5397) - An open redirect vulnerability exists due to a failure to validate certain script parameters. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, by convincing a user to follow a specially crafted link, to redirect the user to an arbitrary website. (CVE-2015-5608) Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id84622
    published2015-07-09
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2015-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/84622
    titleJoomla! 3.x < 3.4.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities
    code
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(84622);
      script_version("1.12");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/11/22");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2015-5397", "CVE-2015-5608");
      script_bugtraq_id(76495, 76496);
    
      script_name(english:"Joomla! 3.x < 3.4.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities");
      script_summary(english:"Checks the version of Joomla!.");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
    "The remote web server contains a PHP application that is affected by
    multiple vulnerabilities.");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
    "According to its self-reported version number, the Joomla!
    installation running on the remote web server is 3.x prior to 3.4.2.
    It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities :
    
      - A cross-site request forgery (XSRF) vulnerability exists
        due to a failure to require explicit confirmation or a
        unique token when performing certain sensitive actions.
        An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, by
        convincing a user to follow a specially crafted link, to
        upload arbitrary code. (CVE-2015-5397)
    
      - An open redirect vulnerability exists due to a failure
        to validate certain script parameters. An
        unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, by
        convincing a user to follow a specially crafted link, to
        redirect the user to an arbitrary website.
        (CVE-2015-5608)
    
    Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead
    relied only on the application's self-reported version number.");
      # https://www.joomla.org/announcements/release-news/5589-joomla-3-4-2-released.html
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?d8dec0e1");
      # https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/618-20150602-core-remote-code-execution.html
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?c121e17f");
      # https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/617-20150601-core-open-redirect.html
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?e1ebc47f");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
    "Upgrade to Joomla! version 3.4.2 or later.");
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
      script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:F/RL:OF/RC:ND");
      script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L");
      script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:X");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2015/06/30");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2015/06/30");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2015/07/09");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"potential_vulnerability", value:"true");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"remote");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:joomla:joomla\!");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_family(english:"CGI abuses");
    
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2015-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
    
      script_dependencies("joomla_detect.nasl");
      script_require_keys("installed_sw/Joomla!", "www/PHP", "Settings/ParanoidReport");
      script_require_ports("Services/www", 80);
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    include("audit.inc");
    include("global_settings.inc");
    include("misc_func.inc");
    include("http.inc");
    include("install_func.inc");
    
    app = "Joomla!";
    get_install_count(app_name:app, exit_if_zero:TRUE);
    
    port = get_http_port(default:80, php:TRUE);
    
    install = get_single_install(
      app_name : app,
      port     : port,
      exit_if_unknown_ver : TRUE
    );
    
    if (report_paranoia < 2) audit(AUDIT_PARANOID);
    
    version = install['version'];
    install_loc =  build_url(port:port, qs:install['path']);
    
    fix = "3.4.2";
    
    # Check granularity
    if (version =~ "^3(\.[0-4])?$")
      audit(AUDIT_VER_NOT_GRANULAR, app, port, version);
    
    # Versions  3.x < 3.4.2 are vulnerable
    # (There are Alpha versions of some builds)
    if (
      version =~ "^3\.[0-3]([^0-9]|$)" ||
      version =~ "^3\.4\.[01]([^0-9]|$)"
    )
    {
      order = make_list("URL", "Installed version", "Fixed version");
      report = make_array(
        order[0], install_loc,
        order[1], version,
        order[2], fix
      );
      report = report_items_str(report_items:report, ordered_fields:order);
    
      security_report_v4(port:port, extra:report,severity:SECURITY_WARNING, xsrf:TRUE);
      exit(0);
    }
    else audit(AUDIT_WEB_APP_NOT_AFFECTED, app, install_loc, version);