CVE-2021-26038

CVSS V2 Medium 4.3 CVSS V3 High 7.5

Description

An issue was discovered in Joomla! 2.5.0 through 3.9.27. Install action in com_installer lack the required hardcoded ACL checks for superusers. A default system is not affected cause the default ACL for com_installer is limited to super users already.

Overview

CVE ID
CVE-2021-26038

Assigner
security@joomla.org

Vulnerability Status
Analyzed

Published Version
2021-07-07T11:15:08

Last Modified Date
2021-07-09T14:20:24

Weakness Enumerations

CWE	URL
CWE-754	http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/754.html

CPE Configuration (Product)

CPE	Vulnerable	Operator	Version Start	Version End
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!::::::::	1	OR	2.5.0	3.9.27

CVSS Version 2

Version
2.0

Vector String
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Access Vector
NETWORK

Access Compatibility
MEDIUM

Authentication
NONE

Confidentiality Impact
NONE

Integrity Impact
PARTIAL

Availability Impact
NONE

Base Score
4.3

Severity
MEDIUM

Exploitability Score
8.6

Impact Score
2.9

CVSS Version 3

Version
3.1

Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK

Attack Compatibility
LOW

Privileges Required
NONE

User Interaction
NONE

Scope
UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact
NONE

Availability Impact
NONE

Base Score
7.5

Base Severity
HIGH

Exploitability Score
3.9

Impact Score
3.6

References

Reference URL	Reference Tags
https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/859-20210704-core-privilege-escalation-through-com-installer.html	Vendor Advisory

Sources

Source Name	Source URL
NIST	https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-26038
MITRE	https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-26038

History

Created	Old Value	New Value	Data Type	Notes
2022-05-10 07:07:45				Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-05 05:28:38	2021-07-07T11:15Z	2021-07-07T11:15:08	CVE Published Date	updated
2022-12-05 05:28:38		2021-07-09T14:20:24	CVE Modified Date	updated
2022-12-05 05:28:38		Analyzed	Vulnerability Status	updated