Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in admin.jcomments.php in the JoomlaTune JComments (com_jcomments) component 2.1.0.0 for Joomla! allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the name parameter to index.php.
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 JComments 2.1 - 'ComntrNam' Cross-Site Scripting EDB-33998 · webapps · May 18, 2010 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 39842 third-party-advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/1005-exploits/joomlajcomments-xss.txt
- http://www.joomlatune.com/jcomments-v.2.2-release-notes.html
- http://www.htbridge.ch/advisory/xss_vulnerability_in_jcomments_joomla.html
- 40230 vdb-entry
- 20100518 XSS vulnerability in JComments, Joomla mailing-list