Joomla! Almond Classifieds Component Insecure Directory Permissions Weakness

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA45804

VERIFY ADVISORY:
Secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/45804/
Customer Area (Credentials Required)
https://ca.secunia.com/?page=viewadvisory&vuln_id=45804

RELEASE DATE:
2011-08-30
DESCRIPTION:
A weakness has been reported in the Almond Classifieds component for
Joomla!, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to
manipulate certain data and potentially gain escalated privileges.

The weakness is caused due to the component setting insecure
permissions (777) for folders before being used. This can be
exploited to e.g. modify, create, or delete files contained in the
folders.

The weakness is reported in version 7.5. Other versions may also be
affected.

SOLUTION:
Update to the latest version.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Reported by the Joomla! VEL team.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://docs.joomla.org/Vulnerable_Extensions_List#Almond_Classifieds