CVE-2019-7739 Misconfiguration in n/a
Joomla's global 'No Filtering' setting overrides child configurations, potentially allowing unexpected content injection if users are unaware of this behavior.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-7739?
CVE-2019-7739 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Joomla Joomla\!, published on 12 Feb 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
An issue was discovered in Joomla! before 3.9.3. The "No Filtering" textfilter overrides child settings in the Global Configuration. This is intended behavior. However, it might be unexpected for the user because the configuration dialog lacks an additional message to explain this.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-7739?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Joomla Joomla\!.
How do I fix CVE-2019-7739?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-7739 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-7739 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-7739 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-prcf-5wgj-rcww.