Unspecified vulnerability in the Front-End Editor in the com_content component in Joomla!…
Priority LOW 27Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01108 66th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 15
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 1.5.14 | Vulnerable | Joomla! |
| cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5.0 | Vulnerable | Joomla! |
| cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5.1 | Vulnerable | Joomla! |
| cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5.2 | Vulnerable | Joomla! |
| cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:1.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5.3 | Vulnerable | Joomla! |
| cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:1.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5.4 | Vulnerable | Joomla! |
| cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:1.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5.5 | Vulnerable | Joomla! |
| cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:1.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5.6 | Vulnerable | Joomla! |
| cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:1.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5.7 | Vulnerable | Joomla! |
| cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:1.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5.8 | Vulnerable | Joomla! |
- cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.5.14 Vulnerable ·Joomla!
- cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.0 Vulnerable ·Joomla!
- cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.1 Vulnerable ·Joomla!
- cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.2 Vulnerable ·Joomla!
- cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:1.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.3 Vulnerable ·Joomla!
- cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:1.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.4 Vulnerable ·Joomla!
- cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:1.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.5 Vulnerable ·Joomla!
- cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:1.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.6 Vulnerable ·Joomla!
- cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:1.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.7 Vulnerable ·Joomla!
- cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:1.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.8 Vulnerable ·Joomla!
Show 5 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:1.5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5.9 | Vulnerable | Joomla! |
| cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:1.5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5.10 | Vulnerable | Joomla! |
| cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:1.5.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5.11 | Vulnerable | Joomla! |
| cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:1.5.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5.12 | Vulnerable | Joomla! |
| cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:1.5.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5.13 | Vulnerable | Joomla! |
- cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:1.5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.9 Vulnerable ·Joomla!
- cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:1.5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.10 Vulnerable ·Joomla!
- cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:1.5.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.11 Vulnerable ·Joomla!
- cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:1.5.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.12 Vulnerable ·Joomla!
- cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:1.5.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.13 Vulnerable ·Joomla!
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-3945
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w7r2-35m5-84qx
References
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Sources
- CVE-2009-3945 · CVE Program
- CVE-2009-3945 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-w7r2-35m5-84qx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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