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CVE-2012-5455

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the language search component in Joomla! before 3.0.1 allows remote attacker

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the language search component in Joomla! before 3.0.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors, related to a "typographical error.".

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3 EPSS 0.00011
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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

1
joomla joomla\!all versions
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Scoring & Timeline

4.3
MEDIUM · 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:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Published to NVD22 Oct 2012 · 11:55 PM
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References & Sources

6
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/541-20121001-core-xss-vulnerabilityVendor Advisory
http://osvdb.org/86134
http://secunia.com/advisories/50879Vendor Advisory
http://www.joomla.org/announcements/release-news/5468-joomla-3-0-1-released.htmlVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55858
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79171
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