CVE-2011-2509
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-79
Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Publication date:
27/07/2011
Last modified:
11/04/2025
Description
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Joomla! before 1.6.4 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the query string to the com_contact component, as demonstrated by the Itemid parameter to index.php; (2) the query string to the com_content component, as demonstrated by the filter_order parameter to index.php; (3) the query string to the com_newsfeeds component, as demonstrated by an arbitrary parameter to index.php; or (4) the option parameter in a reset.request action to index.php; and, when Internet Explorer or Konqueror is used, (5) allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the searchword parameter in a search action to index.php in the com_search component.
Impact
Base Score 2.0
4.30
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.6.3 (including) | |
| cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:1.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:1.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:1.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:1.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:1.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:1.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:1.5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:1.5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:1.5.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:1.5.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:1.5.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- http://developer.joomla.org/security/news/352-20110604-xss-vulnerability.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/28/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/29/12
- http://yehg.net/lab/pr0js/advisories/joomla/core/%5Bjoomla_1.6.3%5D_cross_site_scripting%28XSS%29
- http://developer.joomla.org/security/news/352-20110604-xss-vulnerability.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/28/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/29/12
- http://yehg.net/lab/pr0js/advisories/joomla/core/%5Bjoomla_1.6.3%5D_cross_site_scripting%28XSS%29



