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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2024-27186
CVE-2024-27186:
Joomla vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The vulnerability (CVE-2024-27186) affects Joomla!'s mail template feature, which was discovered to lack proper escaping mechanisms, leading to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in multiple extensions. The issue affects Joomla! CMS versions 4.0.0-4.4.6 and 5.0.0-5.1.2, and was reported on July 22, 2024, with fixes released on August 20, 2024 (Joomla Security).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 6.1 (Medium) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N. The issue is classified as CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation), commonly known as Cross-site Scripting (NVD Database).
Impact
The vulnerability could allow attackers to execute cross-site scripting attacks through the mail template feature, potentially leading to unauthorized data access and manipulation of web content (CERT-FR Advisory).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability has been patched in Joomla! versions 4.4.7 and 5.1.3. Users are advised to upgrade to these versions or later to mitigate the security risk (Joomla Security).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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