CVE-2012-4531 json
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Joomla!
published 2012-10-31 14 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2012-4459
- cvss
- 4.3
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.0%
- EPSS 2.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 80%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Joomla! 2.5.x before 2.5.7 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.
Exploit prediction
1.95% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 80% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
References
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secunia.com
/advisories/49678
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
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developer.joomla.org
/security/news/539-20120901-core-xss-vulnerability
vendor-advisory
-
openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2012/10/19/4
mailing-list
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exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/79725
vdb-entry
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openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2012/10/07/3
mailing-list
- joomla.org /announcements/release-news/5463-joomla-2-5-7-released.html
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2012-4531
- NVD CVE-2012-4531
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