CVE-2018-12711
Joomla Language Switcher Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Description
An XSS issue was discovered in the language switcher module in Joomla! 1.6.0 through 3.8.8 before 3.8.9. In some cases, the link of the current language might contain unescaped HTML special characters. This may lead to reflective XSS via injection of arbitrary parameters and/or values on the current page URL.
INFO
Published Date :
June 26, 2018, 7:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 3:45 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
2.7
Exploitability Score :
2.8
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2018-12711.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104565 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041244 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/740-20180602-core-xss-vulnerability-in-language-switcher-module | Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104565 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041244 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/740-20180602-core-xss-vulnerability-in-language-switcher-module | Vendor Advisory |
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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2018-12711 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104565 Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041244 Added Reference https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/740-20180602-core-xss-vulnerability-in-language-switcher-module -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Aug. 20, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104565 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104565 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041244 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041244 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/740-20180602-core-xss-vulnerability-in-language-switcher-module No Types Assigned https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/740-20180602-core-xss-vulnerability-in-language-switcher-module Vendor Advisory Added CWE CWE-79 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.6.0 up to (including) 3.8.8 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 13, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041244 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jun. 29, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104565 [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-12711 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2018-12711
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
1.27 }} -0.25%
score
0.85405
percentile