Joomla! Core CVE-2013-3242 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

BID:59487

Info

Joomla! Core CVE-2013-3242 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 59487
Class: Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions
CVE: CVE-2013-3242
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Apr 25 2013 12:00AM
Updated: Apr 25 2013 12:00AM
Credit: Egidio Romano
Vulnerable: Joomla Joomla! 2.5.4
Joomla Joomla! 2.5.3
Joomla Joomla! 2.5.2
Joomla Joomla! 2.5.1
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Joomla! Core CVE-2013-3242 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Joomla! is prone to a remote denial-of-service vulnerability.

An attacker can exploit this issue to cause an application to crash, denying service to legitimate users.

Versions prior to Joomla! 2.5.10, 3.0.4, and 3.1.0 are vulnerable.

Exploit / POC

Joomla! Core CVE-2013-3242 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Attackers can exploit this issue through a browser.

Solution / Fix

Joomla! Core CVE-2013-3242 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more information.

References

Joomla! Core CVE-2013-3242 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

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