Joomla! vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the back end in Joomla! 1.5 through 1.5.17 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unknown vectors related to "various administrator screens," possibly the search parameter in administrator/index.php.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Composer package | joomla/joomla-cms | >= 1.5, < 1.5.18 | 1.5.18 |
| Joomla (core) | joomla/joomla-cms | >= 1.5, < 1.5.18 | 1.5.18 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-1649
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200228225430/https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40444
- http://developer.joomla.org/security/news/314-20100501-core-xss-vulnerabilities-in-back-end.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+JoomlaSecurityNews+%28Joomla!+Security+News%29
- http://developer.joomla.org/security/news/314-20100501-core-xss-vulnerabilities-in-back-end.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+JoomlaSecurityNews+%28Joomla%21+Security+News%29
- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-79- Platform
- Composer, Joomla
- Package
joomla/joomla-cms- Disclosed
- 14.05.2022
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 10:22
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-fj57-vhrc-73r7 - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: joomla/joomla-cms
All published vulnerabilities of this package (Joomla (core)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 8
- First → latest
- 05.2022 04.2025
- Without a fix
- 0
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- Critical 1
- High 1
- Medium 4
- Low 2
Disclosures per year
- 2022: 7
- 2023: 0
- 2024: 0
- 2025: 1
- 2026: 0
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