Monday, July 12, 2021

Joomla!: [20210704] - Core - Privilege escalation through com_installer (CVE-2021-26038)

rapid7 vulnerabilities In: rapid7, vulnerabilities

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.
Solution(s)
joomla-upgrade-3_9_28


Referenceshttps://attackerkb.com/topics/cve-2021-26038
CVE - 2021-26038
http://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/859-20210704-core-privilege-escalation-through-com-installer.html