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CVE-2008-6299

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Joomla! 1.5.7 and earlier allow remote authenticated users with c

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Joomla! 1.5.7 and earlier allow remote authenticated users with certain privileges to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the title and description parameters to the com_weblinks module and (2) unspecified vectors in the com_content module related to "article submission.".

LOW · CVSS 3.5 EPSS 7e-05
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  • No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence
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Weakness Classification

CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
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Affected Products & Versions

2
joomla<= 1.5.7
joomlaall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

3.5
LOW · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
Published to NVD26 Feb 2009 · 04:17 PM
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References & Sources

7
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://developer.joomla.org/security/news/283-20081101-core-comcontent-xss-vulnerability.htmlPatchVendor Advisory
http://developer.joomla.org/security/news/284-20081102-core-comweblinks-xss-vulnerability.htmlPatchVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32622Vendor Advisory
http://www.joomla.org/announcements/release-news/5219-joomla-158-released.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32263
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3104Vendor Advisory
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