Vulnerability · Published Jul 7, 2026 · Assigned by Joomla
CVE-2026-48951Joomla! Core - [20260705] - XSS in various modalreturn layouts
Medium 5.9
In plain English
A medium-severity cross-site scripting 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 0.2% (higher than 16% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 4.0)5.9Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 84.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Lack of escaping leads to XSS vulnerabilities in modalreturn layouts of various components.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Joomla! Project | Joomla! CMS | 4.0.0-5.4.66.0.0-6.1.1 |
Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U