CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
EPSS
Percentile
65.1%
Joomla! is prone to a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability.
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CPE = "cpe:/a:joomla:joomla";
if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.126204");
script_version("2023-10-18T05:05:17+0000");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2023-10-18 05:05:17 +0000 (Wed, 18 Oct 2023)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2022-11-10 07:38:41 +0000 (Thu, 10 Nov 2022)");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"6.4");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N");
script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N");
script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2022-11-09 13:59:00 +0000 (Wed, 09 Nov 2022)");
script_cve_id("CVE-2022-27914");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_banner");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
script_name("Joomla! 4.0.0 - 4.2.4 XSS Vulnerability");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2022 Greenbone Networks GmbH");
script_family("Web application abuses");
script_dependencies("joomla_detect.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("joomla/installed");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"Joomla! is prone to a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability.");
script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"Inadequate filtering of potentially malicious user input leads
to reflected XSS vulnerabilities in com_media.");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Joomla! version 4.0.0 through 4.2.4.");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Update to version 4.2.5 or later.");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/887-20221101-core-rxss-through-reflection-of-user-input-in-com-media.html");
exit(0);
}
include("host_details.inc");
include("version_func.inc");
if (!port = get_app_port(cpe: CPE))
exit(0);
if (!infos = get_app_version_and_location(cpe: CPE, port: port, exit_no_version: TRUE))
exit(0);
version = infos["version"];
location = infos["location"];
if (version_in_range(version: version, test_version: "4.0.0", test_version2: "4.2.4")) {
report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version: version, fixed_version: "4.2.5", install_path: location);
security_message(port: port, data: report);
exit(0);
}
exit(99);