CVE-2018-12711 json
An XSS issue was discovered in the language switcher module in Joomla!
published 8y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2018-4664
- cvss
- 6.1
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.4%
- EPSS 1.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 72%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
An XSS issue was discovered in the language switcher module in Joomla! 1.6.0 through 3.8.8 before 3.8.9. In some cases, the link of the current language might contain unescaped HTML special characters. This may lead to reflective XSS via injection of arbitrary parameters and/or values on the current page URL.
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1.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 72% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 6.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
References
-
developer.joomla.org
/security-centre/740-20180602-core-xss-vulnerability-in-language-switcher-module
vendor-advisory
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securityfocus.com
/bid/104565
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
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securitytracker.com
/id/1041244
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2018-12711
- NVD CVE-2018-12711
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