First published: Tue Feb 12 2019(Updated: )
An issue was discovered in Joomla! before 3.9.3. The "No Filtering" textfilter overrides child settings in the Global Configuration. This is intended behavior. However, it might be unexpected for the user because the configuration dialog lacks an additional message to explain this.
Credit: cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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Joomla | >=2.5.0<=3.9.2 |
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The severity of CVE-2019-7739 is classified as moderate due to potential configuration confusion.
To fix CVE-2019-7739, upgrade Joomla! to version 3.9.3 or later.
CVE-2019-7739 describes a problem where the 'No Filtering' textfilter in Joomla! can override child settings unexpectedly.
Joomla! versions prior to 3.9.3 and starting from 2.5.0 up to and including 3.9.2 are affected by CVE-2019-7739.
The behavior of the textfilter described in CVE-2019-7739 is intended but may not be clear to users due to lack of explanatory messaging.