Medium severity · published Feb 20, 2024
CVE-2024-21725
[20240204] - Core - XSS in mail address outputs
6.1
CVSS
32.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Inadequate escaping of mail addresses lead to XSS vulnerabilities in various components.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)32.2% · higher than 98% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
JO
Joomla · Joomla
4.0.0-4.4.2; 5.0.0-5.0.2 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-21725
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-21725
Vendor Advisory
https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/928-20240204-core-xss-in-mail-address-outputs.html
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