CVE-2012-4531 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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.

Published: 2012-10-31

Score: 4.3 Medium

EPSS: 2.0% 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 [-]

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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Remediation

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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.

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 0.01951.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

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

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Subscriptions

Joomla Joomla\!

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2012-10-31T16:00:00.000Z

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

Reserved: 2012-08-21T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2012-4531

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

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

Modified: 2026-06-16T23:45:16.300

Link: CVE-2012-4531

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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