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Joomla < 1.0.11 Multiple Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Checks if input to Joomla's administrator page is sanitized

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

Summary :

The remote web server contains a PHP application that is affected by
multiple vulnerabilities.

Description :

The version of Joomla installed on the remote host fails to validate
input to the 'administrator/index.php' script, which may let an
attacker launch various attacks against this script.

In addition, the application reportedly is affected by a number of
other flaws, including arbitrary code execution, cross-site scripting,
and other input validation issues.

See also :

http://www.joomla.org/content/view/1843/74/

Solution :

Upgrade to Joomla version 1.0.11 or later.

Network Security Threat Level:

Medium / CVSS Base Score : 6
(AV:R/AC:H/Au:NR/C:P/A:P/I:P/B:N)

Networks Security ID: 19749

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