[20140904] – Core – Denial of Service

  • Project: Joomla!
  • SubProject: CMS
  • Severity: Low
  • Versions: 2.5.4 through 2.5.25, 3.2.5 and earlier 3.x versions, 3.3.0 through 3.3.4
  • Exploit type: Denial of Service
  • Reported Date: 2014-September-24
  • Fixed Date: 2014-September-30
  • CVE Number: CVE-2014-7229

Description

Inadequate checking allowed the potential for a denial of service attack.

Affected Installs

Joomla! CMS versions 2.5.4 through 2.5.25, 3.2.5 and earlier 3.x versions, 3.3.0 through 3.3.4

Solution

Upgrade to version 2.5.26, 3.2.6, or 3.3.5

Contact

The JSST at the Joomla! Security Centre.

Reported By: Johannes Dahse