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Joomla CVE-2018-6380

MEDIUM
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)
2018-01-30 cve@mitre.org
6.1
CVSS 3.0 · NVD
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NVD PRIMARY
6.1 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

1
CVE Published
Jan 30, 2018 - 17:29 nvd
MEDIUM 6.1

DescriptionNVD

In Joomla! before 3.8.4, lack of escaping in the module chromes leads to XSS vulnerabilities in the module system.

AnalysisAI

In Joomla!. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.1), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79), which allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users. In Joomla! before 3.8.4, lack of escaping in the module chromes leads to XSS vulnerabilities in the module system. Affected products include: Joomla Joomla\!. Version information: before 3.8.4.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Sanitize all user input, use Content-Security-Policy headers, encode output contextually (HTML, JS, URL). Use frameworks with built-in XSS protection.

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