Medium severity · published Feb 20, 2024
CVE-2024-21726
[20240205] - Core - Inadequate content filtering within the filter code
6.5
CVSS
48.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Inadequate content filtering leads to XSS vulnerabilities in various components.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
Low
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)48.8% · higher than 99% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
JO
Joomla · Joomla
3.7.0-3.10.14; 4.0.0-4.4.2; 5.0.0-5.0.2 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-21726
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-21726
Vendor Advisory
https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/929-20240205-core-inadequate-content-filtering-within-the-filter-code.html
Exploit
https://www.sonarsource.com/blog/joomla-multiple-xss-vulnerabilities/
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