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GHSA-VCQ7-X4WR-W2MJ

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-14 03:08 – Updated: 2025-04-12 01:57

Summary

Joomla! vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting

Details

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Joomla! before 1.6.4 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the query string to the com_contact component, as demonstrated by the Itemid parameter to index.php; (2) the query string to the com_content component, as demonstrated by the filter_order parameter to index.php; (3) the query string to the com_newsfeeds component, as demonstrated by an arbitrary parameter to index.php; or (4) the option parameter in a reset.request action to index.php; and, when Internet Explorer or Konqueror is used, (5) allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the searchword parameter in a search action to index.php in the com_search component.

Severity

5.3 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N

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        "name": "joomla/joomla-cms"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "1.6.4"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2011-2509"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-79"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2025-04-12T01:57:04Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2011-07-27T20:55:00Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
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  "id": "GHSA-vcq7-x4wr-w2mj",
  "modified": "2025-04-12T01:57:05Z",
  "published": "2022-05-14T03:08:10Z",
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      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-2509"
    },
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://developer.joomla.org/security/news/352-20110604-xss-vulnerability.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/28/4"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/29/12"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://yehg.net/lab/pr0js/advisories/joomla/core/%5Bjoomla_1.6.3%5D_cross_site_scripting%28XSS%29"
    }
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      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V4"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Joomla! vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting"
}

CVE-2011-2509 (GCVE-0-2011-2509)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2011-07-27 20:00 – Updated: 2024-09-16 20:31

Summary

Severity

No CVSS data available.

CWE

Assigner

redhat

References

4 references

URL	Tags
http://yehg.net/lab/pr0js/advisories/joomla/core/…	x_refsource_MISC
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/28/4	mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
http://developer.joomla.org/security/news/352-201…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/0…	mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST

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GHSA-VCQ7-X4WR-W2MJ

CVE-2011-2509 (GCVE-0-2011-2509)

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