CVE-2011-2509
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CVE-2011-2509 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. 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.. EPSS estimates a 1.09% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
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.
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Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Update |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joomla | Joomla\! | <= 1.6.3 | — |
| Joomla | Joomla\! | 1.5.0 | — |
| Joomla | Joomla\! | 1.5.1 | — |
| Joomla | Joomla\! | 1.5.2 | — |
| Joomla | Joomla\! | 1.5.3 | — |
| Joomla | Joomla\! | 1.5.4 | — |
| Joomla | Joomla\! | 1.5.5 | — |
| Joomla | Joomla\! | 1.5.6 | — |
| Joomla | Joomla\! | 1.5.7 | — |
| Joomla | Joomla\! | 1.5.8 | — |
| Joomla | Joomla\! | 1.5.9 | — |
| Joomla | Joomla\! | 1.5.10 | — |
| Joomla | Joomla\! | 1.5.11 | — |
| Joomla | Joomla\! | 1.5.12 | — |
| Joomla | Joomla\! | 1.5.13 | — |
| Joomla | Joomla\! | 1.5.14 | — |
| Joomla | Joomla\! | 1.5.15 | — |
| Joomla | Joomla\! | 1.5.16 | — |
| Joomla | Joomla\! | 1.5.17 | — |
| Joomla | Joomla\! | 1.5.18 | — |
| Joomla | Joomla\! | 1.5.19 | — |
| Joomla | Joomla\! | 1.5.20 | — |
| Joomla | Joomla\! | 1.5.21 | — |
| Joomla | Joomla\! | 1.5.22 | — |
| Joomla | Joomla\! | 1.5.23 | — |
| Joomla | Joomla\! | 1.6 | Alpha |
| Joomla | Joomla\! | 1.6.0 | — |
| Joomla | Joomla\! | 1.6.1 | — |
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