Vulnerability Name:

CCN-52161

Published:2009-07-31
Updated:2009-07-31
Summary:The mailto component for Joomla! could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by the improper handling of timeouts. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass the timeout restrictions and send unsolicited emails and spam.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): None
CVSS v2 Severity:5.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
3.7 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): None
Vulnerability Consequences:Bypass Security
References:Source: CCN
Type: Joomla! Security Announcement [20090723]
Joomla! Core - com_mailto Timeout Issue

Source: CCN
Type: SA36097
Joomla! "com_mailto" Timeout Bypass

Source: CCN
Type: Joomla! Web site
Joomla!

Source: CCN
Type: BID-35899
Joomla! 'com_mailto' Timeout Protection Security Bypass Vulnerability

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
mailto-timeout-security-bypass(52161)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:joomla:joomla!:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
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