CVE-2012-5455

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the language search component in Joomla! before 3.0.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors, related to a "typographical error."

CVSS v2.0 4.3 MEDIUM

4.3^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
http://developer.joomla.org/security/news/541-20121001-core-xss-vulnerability	Vendor Advisory
http://osvdb.org/86134
http://secunia.com/advisories/50879	Vendor Advisory
http://www.joomla.org/announcements/release-news/5468-joomla-3-0-1-released.html	Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55858
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79171

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2012-10-22 23:55

Updated : 2024-02-04 18:16

NVD link : CVE-2012-5455

Mitre link : CVE-2012-5455

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2012-5455

JSON object : View

Products Affected

joomla

joomla\!

CWE

CWE-79

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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