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Sid
14610

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Summary:
This event is generated when an attempt is made to exploit a known vulnerability in com_user.

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Impact:
Denial of Service. Information disclosure. Loss of integrity. Complete admin access.

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Detailed Information:
components/com_user/models/reset.php in Joomla! 1.5 through 1.5.5 does not properly restrict access, which allows remote attackers to reset the "first enabled user (lowest id)" password, typically for the administrator.

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Affected Systems:
joomla com_user 1.5
joomla com_user 1.5.1
joomla com_user 1.5.2
joomla com_user 1.5.3
joomla com_user 1.5.4
joomla com_user 1.5.5

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Attack Scenarios:


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Ease of Attack:


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False Positives:
None known.

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False Negatives:
None known.

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Corrective Action:
Upgrade to the latest non-affected version of the software.

Apply the appropriate vendor supplied patches.

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Contributors:
Sourcefire Vulnerability Research Team
This document was generated from data supplied by the National Vulnerability Database. A product of the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
For more information see http://nvd.nist.gov/

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Additional References:

NIST CVE-2008-3681:
http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2008-3681

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