CVE-2019-6262 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

An issue was discovered in Joomla! before 3.9.2. Inadequate checks of the Global Configuration helpurl settings allowed stored XSS.

Published: 2019-01-16

Score: 5.4 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

n/a

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-2019-15828	An issue was discovered in Joomla! before 3.9.2. Inadequate checks of the Global Configuration helpurl settings allowed stored XSS.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00569.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106638
https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/763-20190104-core-stored-xss-issue-in-the-global-configuration-help-url

History

Mon, 14 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.00016}`	epss `{'score': 0.00015}`

Subscriptions

Joomla Joomla\!

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2019-01-16T07:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-04T20:16:24.733Z

Reserved: 2019-01-14T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2019-6262

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2019-01-16T08:29:00.293

Modified: 2026-06-17T02:38:54.307

Link: CVE-2019-6262

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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