« Back to list

CVE-2007-6642

Status: ModifiedMedium (6.8)—

Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in Joomla! before 1.5 RC4 allow remote attackers to (1) add a Super Admin, (2) upload an extension containing arbitrary PHP code, and (3) modify the configuration as administrators via unspecified vectors.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (1)

Joomla — Joomla

CWEs

References

Raw JSON (NVD)

Show
{
  "id": "CVE-2007-6642",
  "cveTags": [],
  "metrics": {
    "cvssMetricV2": [
      {
        "type": "Primary",
        "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
        "cvssData": {
          "version": "2.0",
          "baseScore": 6.8,
          "accessVector": "NETWORK",
          "vectorString": "AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P",
          "authentication": "NONE",
          "integrityImpact": "PARTIAL",
          "accessComplexity": "MEDIUM",
          "availabilityImpact": "PARTIAL",
          "confidentialityImpact": "PARTIAL"
        },
        "acInsufInfo": false,
        "impactScore": 6.4,
        "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
        "obtainAllPrivilege": false,
        "exploitabilityScore": 8.6,
        "obtainUserPrivilege": false,
        "obtainOtherPrivilege": false,
        "userInteractionRequired": true
      }
    ]
  },
  "affected": [
    {
      "source": "cve@mitre.org",
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "vendor": "n/a",
          "product": "n/a",
          "versions": [
            {
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "n/a"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "published": "2008-01-04T01:46:00.000",
  "references": [
    {
      "url": "http://osvdb.org/41263",
      "source": "cve@mitre.org"
    },
    {
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/29257",
      "source": "cve@mitre.org"
    },
    {
      "url": "http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3505",
      "source": "cve@mitre.org"
    },
    {
      "url": "http://securitytracker.com/id?1019145",
      "source": "cve@mitre.org"
    },
    {
      "url": "http://www.joomla.org/content/view/4335/116/",
      "source": "cve@mitre.org"
    },
    {
      "url": "http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:060",
      "source": "cve@mitre.org"
    },
    {
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485676/100/0/threaded",
      "source": "cve@mitre.org"
    },
    {
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28111",
      "source": "cve@mitre.org"
    },
    {
      "url": "http://osvdb.org/41263",
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"
    },
    {
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/29257",
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"
    },
    {
      "url": "http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3505",
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"
    },
    {
      "url": "http://securitytracker.com/id?1019145",
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"
    },
    {
      "url": "http://www.joomla.org/content/view/4335/116/",
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"
    },
    {
      "url": "http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:060",
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"
    },
    {
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485676/100/0/threaded",
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"
    },
    {
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28111",
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"
    }
  ],
  "vulnStatus": "Modified",
  "weaknesses": [
    {
      "type": "Primary",
      "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
      "description": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "CWE-352"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in Joomla! before 1.5 RC4 allow remote attackers to (1) add a Super Admin, (2) upload an extension containing arbitrary PHP code, and (3) modify the configuration as administrators via unspecified vectors."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "Múltiples vulnerabilidades de falsificación de petición en sitios cruzados (CSRF) en Joomla! anterior a 1.5 RC4 permiten a atacantes remotos (1) añadir un Super Administrador, (2) enviar una extensión que contenga código PHP de su elección, y (3) modificar la configuración como administradores a través de vectores no especificados."
    }
  ],
  "lastModified": "2026-06-16T22:48:29.703",
  "configurations": [
    {
      "nodes": [
        {
          "negate": false,
          "cpeMatch": [
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla:1.5rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "vulnerable": true,
              "matchCriteriaId": "FDFF92A2-FEBD-49F6-8C41-3DF2D9AB56C0"
            }
          ],
          "operator": "OR"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sourceIdentifier": "cve@mitre.org"
}