[20120304] – Core – Password Change
Mar16
- Project: Joomla!
- SubProject: All
- Severity: High
- Versions: 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5.0, and all 1.7.x and 1.6.x releases
- Exploit type: Password Change
- Reported Date: 2012-March-8
- Fixed Date: 2012-March-15
Description
Insufficient randomness leads to password reset vulnerability.
Affected Installs
Joomla! versions 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5.0, and all 1.7.x and 1.6.x versions
Solution
Upgrade to version 2.5.3
Reported by George Argyros and Aggelos Kiayias
Contact
The JSST at the Joomla! Security Center.