CVE-2019-12766 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

An issue was discovered in Joomla! before 3.9.7. The subform fieldtype does not sufficiently filter or validate input of subfields. This leads to XSS attack vectors.

Published: 2019-06-11

Score: 6.1 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

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

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2019-4350	An issue was discovered in Joomla! before 3.9.7. The subform fieldtype does not sufficiently filter or validate input of subfields. This leads to XSS attack vectors.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00922.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108735
https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/784-20190602-core-xss-in-subform-field

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Joomla Joomla\!

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2019-06-11T18:36:42.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-04T23:32:55.093Z

Reserved: 2019-06-07T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2019-12766

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2019-06-11T19:29:00.747

Modified: 2026-06-17T02:15:24.730

Link: CVE-2019-12766

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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