CVE-2009-3945

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the Front-End Editor in the com_content component in Joomla! before 1.5.15 allows remote authenticated users, with Author privileges, to replace the articles of an arbitrary user via unknown vectors.

5.5

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.03%

Vendor Advisory joomla.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://developer.joomla.org/security/news/305-20091103-core-front-end-editor-issue-.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37262	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://osvdb.org/59801	vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54161	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-3945?: CVE-2009-3945 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-3945?: To fix CVE-2009-3945, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2009-3945 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2009-3945 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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