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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Joomla CMS 2.5.3 (Content Management System). Affected by this issue is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. Impacted is integrity. CVE summarizes:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Joomla! 2.5.3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the Host HTTP Header.

The weakness was shared 07/03/2012 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2012-3828. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (75223), SecurityFocus (BID 53277†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-36371†). The entries VDB-61185 and VDB-61180 are related to this item.

Productinfo

Type

• Content Management System

Vendor

• Joomla

Name

• CMS

Version

• 2.5.3

License

• open-source

CPE 2.3info

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.3

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.3
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv2info

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍

Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Timelineinfo

04/27/2012 🔍
07/03/2012 +66 days 🔍
07/03/2012 +0 days 🔍
07/03/2012 +0 days 🔍
07/03/2012 +0 days 🔍
10/07/2012 +96 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +897 days 🔍
12/05/2021 +2449 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: joomla.org

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2012-3828 (🔍)
X-Force: 75223
SecurityFocus: 53277 - Joomla! 'Host' HTTP Header Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 36371 - Joomla! 2.5.3 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability via the Host HTTP Header, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 04:50 PM
Updated: 12/05/2021 07:18 PM
Changes: 03/23/2015 04:50 PM (48), 04/21/2019 11:53 AM (9), 12/05/2021 07:18 PM (2)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 18:830:40

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