CVE-2024-27186 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The mail template feature lacks an escaping mechanism, causing XSS vectors in multiple extensions.

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

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00067.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Joomla	Joomla\!

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!::::::::

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Advisories

No advisories yet.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/944-20240803-core-xss-in-html-mail-templates.html

History

Wed, 04 Jun 2025 21:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Joomla Joomla joomla\!
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!::::::::
Vendors & Products		Joomla Joomla joomla\!

Thu, 21 Nov 2024 16:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 6.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}`

Tue, 20 Aug 2024 18:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Tue, 20 Aug 2024 16:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		The mail template feature lacks an escaping mechanism, causing XSS vectors in multiple extensions.
Title		[20240803] - Core - XSS in HTML Mail Templates
Weaknesses		CWE-79
References		https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/944-20240803-core-xss-in-html-mail-templates.html

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Joomla

Published: 2024-08-20T16:03:56.863Z

Updated: 2024-11-26T04:35:13.782Z

Reserved: 2024-02-21T04:29:37.776Z

Link: CVE-2024-27186

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-20T17:39:14.713Z

NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-08-20T16:15:10.893

Modified: 2025-06-04T20:58:35.960

Link: CVE-2024-27186

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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