Description
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in index.php in the ProofReader (com_proofreader) component 1.0 RC9 and earlier for Joomla! allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the URI, which is not properly handled in (1) 404 or (2) error pages.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- Joomla! Component ProofReader 1.0 RC6 - Cross-Site Scripting EDB-10291 · webapps · Dec 1, 2009
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 37145 vdb-entry
- http://websecurity.com.ua/3482/