CVE-2024-40748
highpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.004 · 37 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Lack of output escaping in the id attribute of menu lists.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.9–7.5
ssvc
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weaknesses
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affected products (13)
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advisories (2)
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- WID-SEC-W-2025-0027Joomla: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2025-01-07csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein anonymer oder authentisierter Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Joomla ausnutzen, um einen Cross-Site-Scripting-Angriff zu starten oder die Authentifizierung zu umgehen.
- BIT-joomla-2024-40748[20250102] - Core - XSS vector in the id attribute of menu lists2025-06-05vendor · osvUS
Lack of output escaping in the id attribute of menu lists.
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (4)
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- https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/955-20250102-core-xss-vector-in-the-id-attribute-of-menu-lists.htmlcnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-40748cnnvd
- https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/955-20250102-core-xss-vector-in-the-id-attribute-of-menu-lists.htmlenisa_euvd
- https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/955-20250102-core-xss-vector-in-the-id-attribute-of-menu-lists.htmlVendor Advisorynvd
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