Secunia Security Advisory - A security issue has been reported in the Xmap component for Joomla!, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.
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TITLE:
Joomla! Xmap Component Compromised Source Packages Backdoor Security
Issue
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA43504
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RELEASE DATE:
2011-03-17
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DESCRIPTION:
A security issue has been reported in the Xmap component for Joomla!,
which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable
system.
The security issue is caused due to the distribution of compromised
Xmap component source code packages containing a backdoor, which can
be exploited to e.g. execute arbitrary PHP code.
The compromised source files were distributed from February 21st,
2011 to February 23rd, 2011 in version 1.2.10.
SOLUTION:
Updated to a fixed version 1.2.10 or later. Please see the vendor's
advisories for additional details.
PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Reported by the vendor.
ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://joomla.vargas.co.cr/en/news/4-xmap/95-security-notice
OTHER REFERENCES:
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EXTENDED DESCRIPTION:
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EXTENDED SOLUTION:
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EXPLOIT:
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