CVE-2011-2509
mediumpriority · track · 17EPSS 0.011 · 65 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
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.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 3.7–4.3
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affected products (30)
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advisories (1)
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- GHSA-vcq7-x4wr-w2mjJoomla! vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting2022-05-14ghsa · osvUS
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.
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references (11)
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- http://developer.joomla.org/security/news/352-20110604-xss-vulnerability.htmlcnnvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/28/4cnnvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/29/12cnnvd
- http://developer.joomla.org/security/news/352-20110604-xss-vulnerability.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/28/4enisa_euvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/29/12enisa_euvd
- http://yehg.net/lab/pr0js/advisories/joomla/core/%5Bjoomla_1.6.3%5D_cross_site_scripting%28XSS%29enisa_euvd
- http://developer.joomla.org/security/news/352-20110604-xss-vulnerability.htmlnvd
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