Joomla! XSS Vulnerability (20250102)

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CPE = "cpe:/a:joomla:joomla";

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.153735");
  script_version("2026-04-30T06:27:06+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2026-04-30 06:27:06 +0000 (Thu, 30 Apr 2026)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2025-01-08 07:16:10 +0000 (Wed, 08 Jan 2025)");
  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_cve_id("CVE-2024-40748");

  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_banner");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");

  script_name("Joomla! XSS Vulnerability (20250102)");

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);

  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2025 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("Web application abuses");
  script_dependencies("joomla_http_detect.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("joomla/detected");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"Joomla! is prone to a cross-site scripting (XSS)
  vulnerability in the id attribute of menu.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"Lack of output escaping in the id attribute of menu lists.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Joomla! version 3.0.0 through 3.10.19-elts, 4.0.0 through
  4.4.9 and 5.0.0 through 5.2.2.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Update to version 3.10.20-elts, 4.4.10, 5.2.3 or later.");

  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/955-20250102-core-xss-vector-in-the-id-attribute-of-menu-lists.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: "3.0.0", test_version2: "3.10.19")) {
  report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version: version, fixed_version: "3.10.20", install_path: location);
  security_message(port: port, data: report);
  exit(0);
}

if (version_in_range(version: version, test_version: "4.0.0", test_version2: "4.4.9")) {
  report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version: version, fixed_version: "4.4.10", install_path: location);
  security_message(port: port, data: report);
  exit(0);
}

if (version_in_range(version: version, test_version: "5.0.0", test_version2: "5.2.2")) {
  report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version: version, fixed_version: "5.2.3", install_path: location);
  security_message(port: port, data: report);
  exit(0);
}

exit(99);