CVE-2012-4531 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Joomla! 2.5.x before 2.5.7 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

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 0.00011.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Joomla	Joomla\!

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:2.5.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:2.5.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:2.5.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:2.5.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:2.5.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:2.5.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:2.5.6:::::::*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2012-4459	Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Joomla! 2.5.x before 2.5.7 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://developer.joomla.org/security/news/539-20120901-core-xss-vulnerability
http://secunia.com/advisories/49678
http://www.joomla.org/announcements/release-news/5463-joomla-2-5-7-released.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/07/3
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/19/4
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79725

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2012-10-31T16:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T20:42:54.516Z

Reserved: 2012-08-21T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2012-4531

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2012-10-31T16:55:03.983

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2012-4531

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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