CVE-2021-26035
mediumpriority · track · 24EPSS 0.007 · 54 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
An issue was discovered in Joomla! 3.0.0 through 3.9.27. Inadequate escaping in the rules field of the JForm API leads to a XSS vulnerability.
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affected products (3)
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advisories (1)
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- BIT-joomla-2021-26035[20210701] - Core - XSS in JForm Rules field2025-04-03vendor · osvUS
An issue was discovered in Joomla! 3.0.0 through 3.9.27. Inadequate escaping in the rules field of the JForm API leads to a XSS vulnerability.
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references (6)
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- https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/856-20210701-core-xss-in-jform-rules-field.htmlcnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-26035cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Joomla-Core-Cross-Site-Scripting-via-JForm-Rules-35830cnnvd
- https://www.cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2021070701cnnvd
- https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/856-20210701-core-xss-in-jform-rules-field.htmlenisa_euvd
- https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/856-20210701-core-xss-in-jform-rules-field.htmlVendor Advisorynvd
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