📄 Description (English)
Joomla Solidres 2.13.3 contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to inject malicious scripts by manipulating multiple GET parameters including show, reviews, type_id, distance, facilities, categories, prices, location, and Itemid. Attackers can craft malicious URLs containing JavaScript payloads in these parameters to steal session tokens, login credentials, or manipulate site content when victims visit the crafted links.
🤖 AI Executive Summary
Joomla Solidres 2.13.3 contains a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting multiple GET parameters, allowing unauthenticated attackers to inject malicious scripts. This vulnerability enables credential theft, session hijacking, and content manipulation through crafted URLs. With no patch currently available, organizations using this component face immediate risk from phishing and social engineering attacks.
📄 Description (Arabic)
🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: May 23, 2026 14:54
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
Saudi tourism and hospitality sector organizations using Joomla Solidres for booking systems face significant risk, particularly hotel chains and travel agencies. Government tourism portals and e-commerce platforms could be compromised to steal visitor credentials. Banking and financial services sectors using Joomla-based customer portals are at risk of session hijacking. Telecommunications companies offering travel-related services through Joomla could expose customer data. The lack of patch availability increases exposure window for all affected Saudi organizations.
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
Tourism and Hospitality
E-commerce and Retail
Government and Public Services
Banking and Financial Services
Telecommunications
Healthcare (if using Joomla for patient portals)
🎯 MITRE ATT&CK Techniques
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
6.8
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
Immediate Actions:
1. Identify all instances of Joomla Solidres 2.13.3 in your environment
2. Disable the affected component if not critical to operations
3. Implement Web Application Firewall (WAF) rules to block requests containing JavaScript payloads in GET parameters (show, reviews, type_id, distance, facilities, categories, prices, location, Itemid)
4. Monitor access logs for suspicious parameter values and encoded payloads
Compensating Controls:
5. Apply input validation and output encoding at the application level
6. Implement Content Security Policy (CSP) headers to prevent inline script execution
7. Enable HTTP-only and Secure flags on session cookies
8. Restrict GET parameter values to whitelisted formats
9. Deploy URL filtering to prevent distribution of malicious links
Detection Rules:
10. Alert on GET requests containing script tags, event handlers (onclick, onerror), or encoded JavaScript in vulnerable parameters
11. Monitor for unusual session activity and multiple failed authentication attempts
12. Track changes to Joomla configuration and component files
Long-term:
13. Plan upgrade to patched Solidres version when available
14. Consider alternative booking components with better security track record
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
الإجراءات الفورية:
1. تحديد جميع نسخ Joomla Solidres 2.13.3 في بيئتك
2. تعطيل المكون المتأثر إذا لم يكن حرجاً للعمليات
3. تطبيق قواعد جدار حماية تطبيقات الويب (WAF) لحجب الطلبات التي تحتوي على حمولات JavaScript في معاملات GET
4. مراقبة سجلات الوصول للقيم المريبة والحمولات المشفرة
الضوابط البديلة:
5. تطبيق التحقق من صحة الإدخال وترميز الإخراج على مستوى التطبيق
6. تطبيق رؤوس سياسة أمان المحتوى (CSP) لمنع تنفيذ النصوص البرمجية المضمنة
7. تفعيل أعلام HTTP-only و Secure على ملفات تعريف الجلسة
8. تقييد قيم معاملات GET إلى تنسيقات مدرجة في القائمة البيضاء
9. نشر تصفية عناوين URL لمنع توزيع الروابط الضارة
قواعد الكشف:
10. التنبيه على طلبات GET التي تحتوي على علامات نصية برمجية أو معالجات أحداث أو JavaScript مشفر
11. مراقبة نشاط الجلسة غير العادي ومحاولات المصادقة الفاشلة المتعددة
12. تتبع التغييرات في ملفات تكوين Joomla والمكون
المدى الطويل:
13. التخطيط للترقية إلى نسخة Solidres المصححة عند توفرها
14. النظر في مكونات الحجز البديلة ذات سجل الأمان الأفضل
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
A.5.1.1 - Information Security Policies and Procedures
A.6.1.1 - Access Control Policy
A.7.1.1 - Cryptography Policy
A.8.1.1 - Physical and Environmental Security
A.9.1.1 - Operations Security
A.10.1.1 - Communications Security
A.12.1.1 - Supplier Relationships
A.14.1.1 - Information Security Incident Management
🔵 SAMA CSF
Governance - Security Policy and Risk Management
Protect - Access Control and Authentication
Protect - Data Protection and Privacy
Detect - Security Monitoring and Logging
Respond - Incident Response and Management
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
5.1 - Policies for information security
6.1 - Information security roles and responsibilities
6.2 - Information security planning and implementation
7.1 - General requirements for information security
8.1 - Operational planning and control
8.2 - Supply chain relationships
8.3 - Information and communication
8.4 - Systems and communications security
8.5 - Cryptography
8.6 - Physical and environmental security
8.7 - Operations security
8.8 - Communications security
8.9 - Systems acquisition, development and maintenance
8.10 - Information security incident management
🟣 PCI DSS v4.0.1
Requirement 6.5.1 - Injection flaws prevention
Requirement 6.5.7 - Cross-site scripting (XSS) prevention
Requirement 6.2 - Security patches and updates
Requirement 11.3 - Penetration testing
🔗 References & Sources 4
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http://solidres.com/
disclosure@vulncheck.com
https://extensions.joomla.org/extension/vertical-markets/booking-a-reservations/solidres/
disclosure@vulncheck.com
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51638
disclosure@vulncheck.com
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/joomla-solidres-reflected-xss-via-multiple-parameters
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