Description
Joomla! Core is prone to a security bypass vulnerability. Exploiting this issue may allow attackers to perform otherwise restricted actions by escalating their privileges. Joomla! Core versions 2.5.x ranging from 2.5.0 and up to and including 2.5.4 are vulnerable.
Remediation
Update to Joomla! Core version 2.5.5 or latest
References
Related Vulnerabilities
OpenSSL Out-of-bounds Read Vulnerability (CVE-2004-0112)
PHP Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls Vulnerability (CVE-2015-8994)
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MySQL CVE-2012-1689 Vulnerability (CVE-2012-1689)
Jboss EAP Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls Vulnerability (CVE-2011-4605)