CVE-2019-16725 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

In Joomla! 3.x before 3.9.12, inadequate escaping allowed XSS attacks using the logo parameter of the default templates.

Published: 2019-09-24

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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n/a

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-2022-5313	In Joomla! 3.x before 3.9.12, inadequate escaping allowed XSS attacks using the logo parameter of the default templates.
Github GHSA	GHSA-v84j-vh7x-g7j6	Joomla! XSS in Default Templates

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 0.00671.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/791-20190901-core-xss-in-logo-parameter-of-default-templates.html

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Joomla Joomla\!

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2019-09-24T20:06:37.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T01:24:47.227Z

Reserved: 2019-09-23T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2019-16725

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2019-09-24T21:15:10.380

Modified: 2026-06-17T02:22:40.883

Link: CVE-2019-16725

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

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

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