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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2021-23130
CVE-2021-23130:
Joomla vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
An issue was discovered in Joomla! versions 2.5.0 through 3.9.24, identified as CVE-2021-23130. The vulnerability involves missing filtering of feed fields that could lead to cross-site scripting (XSS) issues. The vulnerability was reported on May 5, 2020, and was fixed on March 2, 2021 (Joomla Security).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as a cross-site scripting (XSS) issue within the feed parser library of Joomla!. The security impact is rated as Moderate with Low severity (Joomla Security).
Impact
The vulnerability could allow attackers to execute cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks through unfiltered feed fields, potentially compromising user interactions with the affected Joomla! installations (CERT-FR).
Exploitability
The vulnerability requires the attacker to exploit the missing filtering mechanism in the feed fields of the Joomla! CMS (Joomla Security).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability was addressed in Joomla! version 3.9.25. Users running affected versions should upgrade to version 3.9.25 or later to mitigate this security issue (Joomla Security).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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