CVE-2012-5455 (GCVE-0-2012-5455)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2012-10-22 23:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 21:05
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
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."
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
6 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.joomla.org/announcements/release-news/… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55858 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
| http://osvdb.org/86134 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB |
| http://developer.joomla.org/security/news/541-201… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/50879 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA |
Date Public
2012-10-09 00:00
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