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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2020-10242
CVE-2020-10242:
Joomla vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
An issue was discovered in Joomla! before version 3.9.16, identified as CVE-2020-10242. The vulnerability involves inadequate handling of CSS selectors in the Protostar and Beez3 JavaScript components, which allows for XSS (Cross-Site Scripting) attacks. The vulnerability was reported on February 24, 2020, and was fixed on March 10, 2020 (Joomla Security).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 score of 6.1 (MEDIUM) and a CVSS v2.0 score of 4.3 (MEDIUM). The security flaw specifically affects the JavaScript implementation in two Joomla! templates: Protostar and Beez3, where improper handling of CSS selectors creates an XSS vulnerability (NVD Results).
Impact
The vulnerability allows attackers to execute cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks through the affected templates. This could potentially lead to the execution of malicious scripts in users' browsers in the context of the affected Joomla! site (Joomla Security).
Mitigation and workarounds
The recommended solution is to upgrade to Joomla! version 3.9.16 or later, which contains the fix for this vulnerability (Joomla Security).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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