Vulnerability · Published Mar 4, 2021 · Assigned by Joomla

CVE-2021-23129[20210303] - Core - XSS within alert messages showed to users

Medium 6.1

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in Joomla! CMS from Joomla! Project. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.8% (higher than 57% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS NVD)6.1Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.8%top 43.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

An issue was discovered in Joomla! 2.5.0 through 3.9.24. Missing filtering of messages showed to users that could lead to xss issues.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Joomla! Project Joomla! CMS 2.5.0-3.9.24

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