#VU20016 Cross-site scripting in Joomla! - CVE-2019-12765

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#VU20016 Cross-site scripting in Joomla! - CVE-2019-12765

Published: August 9, 2019 / Updated: June 17, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU20016
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-12765
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: Public exploit is available
Vulnerable software:
Joomla!
Software vendor:
Joomla!

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data when processing CSV files in com_actionslogs component. A remote attacker can upload a specially crafted file and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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