CVE-2012-1612

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Published Sep 6, 2012 CVSS 2.0 · 4.3 Medium EPSS 1.3% KEV · Not listed

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the update manager in Joomla! 2.5.x before 2.5.4 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:2.5.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:2.5.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:2.5.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:2.5.3:::::::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2012-1623	Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the update manager in Joomla! 2.5.x before 2.5.4 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.3% (1.284% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://developer.joomla.org/security/news/399-20120308-core-xss-vulnerability.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/48683
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/03/3
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/03/5
http://www.osvdb.org/80880
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52859

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Joomla Joomla\!

Weaknesses

CWE-79

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 17, 2024, 3:33 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published: Sep 6, 2012, 9:00 PM
Updated: Sep 17, 2024, 3:33 AM
Reserved: Mar 12, 2012, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:39 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Sep 6, 2012, 9:55 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:39 PM

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