Unscored severity · published Apr 9, 2009
CVE-2009-1279
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Joomla! 1.5 through 1.5.9 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors to the (1)…
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CVSS
1.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Joomla! 1.5 through 1.5.9 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors to the (1) com_admin component, (2) com_search component when "Gather Search Statistics" is enabled, and (3) the category view in the com_content component.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.2% · higher than 68% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
JO
Joomla · Joomla
1.5; 1.5.0; 1.5.0; 1.5.0; 1.5.0; 1.5.1; +8 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-1279
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-1279
Vendor Advisory
http://developer.joomla.org/security/news/293-20090301-core-multiple-xsscsrf.html
Vendor Advisory
http://developer.joomla.org/security/news/294-20090302-core-comcontent-xss.html
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34551
Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34360
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49654
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49655
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