SECURITY [HIGH] Fixed security in Joomla 1.5.x
Hello, this is Urgent!!
Joomla Staff has detected a new bug in their Joomla 1.5 Release for that
reason we may like our costumers to update/upgrade their version of joomla
and avoid getting hacked.
More Info:
http://www.joomla.org/content/view/5235/1/
http://joomla.org
PSD: This is Only For Joomla 1.5 Users!
Thanks
BH Staff
The Joomla! community is pleased to announce the immediate availability of Joomla! 1.5.6 [Vusani]. This is a quick turnaround security release to address a high level security issue and it is recommended all users upgrade immediately.
For more information about this exploit, click here to visit the Joomla Security Blog.
Description
A flaw in the reset token validation mechanism allows for non-validating tokens to be forged. This will allow an unauthenticated, unauthorized user to reset the password of the first enabled user (lowest id). Typically, this is an administrator user. Note, that changing the first users username may lessen the impact of this exploit (since the person who changed the password does not know the login associated with the new password). However, the only way to completely rectify the issue is to upgrade to 1.5.6 (or patch the /components/com_user/models/reset.php file).
Affected Installs
All 1.5.x installs prior to and including 1.5.5 are affected.
Solution
Upgrade to latest Joomla! version (1.5.6 or newer), or patch /components/com_user/models/reset.php with the code below:
After global $mainframe; on line 113 of reset.php, add:
if(strlen($token) != 32) {
$this->setError(JText::_('INVALID_TOKEN'));
return false;
}
Reported By
Joomla! Bug Squad Member Marijke Stuivenberg.
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Para clientes de habla Hispana,
Se Han detectado grandes fallas de seguridad en Joomla 1.5, Las Fallas han sido
corregidas por el Staff de Joomla.org, favor descargar el update/patch y evite
que su pagina sea hackiada/daņada.
Mas Info:
http://www.joomla.org/content/view/5235/1/
http://joomla.org
PSD: Esto es solo para los que tengan Joomla 1.5!
Gracias
BH Staff
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
