[20100704] – Core – XSS Vulnerabilities in Back End

• Project: Joomla!
• SubProject: All
• Severity: Medium
• Versions: 1.5.19 and all previous 1.5 releases
• Exploit type: XSS Injection
• Reported Date: 2010-June-1
• Fixed Date: 2010-July-15

Description

Back-end user can inject Javascript in various administrator screens.

Affected Installs

All 1.5.x installs prior to and including 1.5.19 are affected.

Solution

Upgrade to the latest Joomla! version (1.5.20 or later)

Reported by Mesut Timur.

Contact

The JSST at the Joomla! Security Center.

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