Joomla! Simple Email Form Extension 'index.php' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
BID:71131
Info
Joomla! Simple Email Form Extension 'index.php' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
| Bugtraq ID: | 71131 |
| Class: | Input Validation Error |
| CVE: |
CVE-2014-8539 |
| Remote: | Yes |
| Local: | No |
| Published: | Nov 19 2014 12:00AM |
| Updated: | Nov 19 2014 12:00AM |
| Credit: | High-Tech Bridge Security Research |
| Vulnerable: | |
| Not Vulnerable: | |
Discussion
Joomla! Simple Email Form Extension 'index.php' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Simple Email Form extension for Joomla! is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input.
An attacker may leverage this issue to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This may help the attacker steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks.
Simple Email Form 1.8.5 and prior are vulnerable.
Simple Email Form extension for Joomla! is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input.
An attacker may leverage this issue to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This may help the attacker steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks.
Simple Email Form 1.8.5 and prior are vulnerable.
Exploit / POC
Joomla! Simple Email Form Extension 'index.php' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
An attacker can exploit this issue by enticing an unsuspecting user to follow a malicious URI.
The following exploit is available:
An attacker can exploit this issue by enticing an unsuspecting user to follow a malicious URI.
The following exploit is available:
Solution / Fix
Joomla! Simple Email Form Extension 'index.php' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Solution:
Currently, we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].
Solution:
Currently, we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].