Bug in Joomla! Extension VirtueMart allows hacker to gain Super Admin access

  • 14 September 2014
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by Sabari Selvan on Friday, September 12, 2014
 
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fOMIBbwAAwU/UQKkoo1bL0I/AAAAAAAAHK0/V7wU5RQ13PY/s1600/avast-bug-bounty-program.jpgSecurity researchers at Sucuri found a critical security vulnerability in  VirtueMart, a popular e-commerce extension for the Joomla which has been downloaded more than 3.5 million times.

The vulnerability allows a malicious user to easily gain super admin privilege. With the Super Admin access, the hacker has full control of the website.

Sucuri removed the technical details about the bug after receiving a request from the developer of VirtueMart.


 
E Hacking News/ full article here/ http://www.ehackingnews.com/2014/09/bug-in-joomla-extension-virtuemart.html

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