Joomla\!Application · Joomla
CVE-2010-1435
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedJoomla! Core is prone to a security bypass vulnerability. Exploiting this issue may allow attackers to perform otherwise restricted actions and subsequently retrieve password reset tokens from the database through an already existing SQL injection vector. Joomla! Core versions 1.5.x ranging from 1.5.0 and up to and including 1.5.15 are vulnerable.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceJoomla! Core 1.5.x versions 1.5.0-1.5.15 contains a security bypass vulnerability allowing attackers to bypass authentication restrictions and exploit an existing SQL injection vector to retrieve password reset tokens from the database. This critical pre-authentication flaw enables complete account takeover.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
Joomla\!Application
>= 1.5.0, <= 1.5.15CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify Joomla installation versionAccess the Joomla administrator backend and navigate to Help > System Info > Version Information, or check the /libraries/joomla/version.php file for the $RELEASE variable defining the 1.5.x branchAffected if The installed version falls within the range 1.5.0 through 1.5.15 inclusive
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Verify user registration is enabledIn the Joomla administrator panel, go to Users > Manage > Options, or inspect the configuration.php file for the parameter $this->allowUserRegistration = 1Affected if User registration is set to enabled, providing an attack vector for account creation and token retrieval
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Check for compromised password reset activityReview the jos_users database table for any unexpected password reset tokens (字段: resetToken) or examine web server access logs for repeated requests to /index.php?option=com_user&view=resetAffected if Unexpected password reset tokens exist in the database or anomalous reset request patterns appear in logs indicating exploitation attempts
The environment is affected if Joomla Core version 1.5.0-1.5.15 is installed AND user registration or the remember me functionality is enabled, allowing unauthenticated SQL injection to retrieve password reset tokens.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scopedUpgrade Joomla! Core to version 1.5.16 or later which contains the security fix. If immediate upgrade is not feasible, deploy WAF rules to mitigate SQL injection attempts and review access logs for indicators of compromise.
Joomla! 1.5.16 or later (ideally migrate to Joomla 3.x/4.x as 1.5.x is end-of-life)
- Download Joomla! 1.5.16 or later from the official Joomla! archives or repository
- Backup the existing Joomla! database and filesystem
- Replace the core Joomla! files with the new version, preserving the configuration.php file and any custom templates or extensions
- Verify the installation by accessing the administrator dashboard
- Check that all third-party extensions are compatible with the new Joomla! version
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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Scoped from the published advisory
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- Implementation4.0 h
- Testing2.0 h
- Review / QA1.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2010-1435 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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