Description
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Joomla! before 1.6.4 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the query string to the com_contact component, as demonstrated by the Itemid parameter to index.php; (2) the query string to the com_content component, as demonstrated by the filter_order parameter to index.php; (3) the query string to the com_newsfeeds component, as demonstrated by an arbitrary parameter to index.php; or (4) the option parameter in a reset.request action to index.php; and, when Internet Explorer or Konqueror is used, (5) allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the searchword parameter in a search action to index.php in the com_search component.
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Remediation
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Tracking
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2011-2494 | Joomla! vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting |
Github GHSA |
GHSA-vcq7-x4wr-w2mj | Joomla! vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting |
References
History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-09-16T20:31:40.723Z
Reserved: 2011-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2011-2509
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Status : Modified
Published: 2011-07-27T20:55:03.257
Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040
Link: CVE-2011-2509
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OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD
Github GHSA