CVE-2024-27185 [20240802] - Core - Cache Poisoning in Pagination
Attackers can poison caches by injecting arbitrary parameters into pagination links, potentially serving malicious content to other users.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-27185?
CVE-2024-27185 is a critical vulnerability in Joomla Joomla\!, published on 20 Aug 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The pagination class includes arbitrary parameters in links, leading to cache poisoning attack vectors.
Weakness: CWE-444
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-27185?
1 open source package ship an affected version, including joomla. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
joomla Bitnami | From 3.0.0 | 5.1.3 |
Products include Joomla Joomla\!.
How do I fix CVE-2024-27185?
Upgrade joomla to 5.1.3 or later.
Is CVE-2024-27185 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-27185 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2025-25226 [20250401] - Joomla Framework - SQL injection vulnerability in quoteNameStr method of Database package
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Sources
Also known as BIT-joomla-2024-27185, GHSA-q677-7pjp-5hq5.