Joomla\!Application · Joomla
CVE-2012-1598
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! 1.5.x before 1.5.26 has unspecified impact and attack vectors related to "insufficient randomness" and a "password reset vulnerability."
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 · moderate confidenceJoomla! 1.5.x before 1.5.26 contains a password reset vulnerability caused by insufficient randomness in token generation. Attackers can exploit weak token predictability to reset arbitrary user passwords without proper authorization.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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= 1.5.1= 1.5.2= 1.5.3= 1.5.4= 1.5.5= 1.5.6= 1.5.7= 1.5.8= 1.5.9= 1.5.10= 1.5.11CVSS 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
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- Partial
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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 the Joomla installationLocate the Joomla installation directory and check for the presence of the libraries/joomla/version.php file or the administrator/index.php?option=com_admin page to view system informationAffected if The installation is confirmed to be Joomla 1.5.x and the version is 1.5.11 or earlier (the specific versions listed in the affected products)
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Determine the exact Joomla versionOpen the version.php file in the libraries/joomla/ directory or access the administrator dashboard and navigate to Help > System Info to view the installed version numberAffected if The displayed version matches any of: 1.5.0, 1.5.1, 1.5.2, 1.5.3, 1.5.4, 1.5.5, 1.5.6, 1.5.7, 1.5.8, 1.5.9, 1.5.10, or 1.5.11
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Verify the password reset functionality is accessibleAccess the frontend password reset page at index.php?option=com_user&view=reset or check the Global Configuration > System > User Settings to confirm that password reset is enabled for the siteAffected if The password reset form loads successfully and the functionality is not disabled in the configuration
The environment is affected if Joomla 1.5.x version 1.5.11 or earlier (any version from 1.5.0 through 1.5.11) is installed and the built-in password reset feature is enabled.
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.
From vendor dataUpgrade to Joomla! 1.5.26 or later. If upgrading is not feasible, implement additional authentication controls on the password reset function and consider disabling the built-in reset mechanism in favor of a more secure alternative.
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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-2012-1598 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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