CVE-2011-2710
Joomla! < 1.7.0 - Cross-Site Scripting via URI to includes/application.php and searchword Parameter
Title source: llmDescription
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Joomla! before 1.7.0 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the URI to includes/application.php, reachable through index.php; and, when Internet Explorer or Konqueror is used, (2) allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the searchword parameter in a search action to index.php in the com_search component. NOTE: vector 2 exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2011-2509.5.
References (6)
Core 6
Core References
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://developer.joomla.org/security/news/357-20110701-xss-vulnerability.html
Various Sources x_refsource_misc
http://yehg.net/lab/pr0js/advisories/joomla/core/%5Bjoomla_1.7.0-rc%5D_cross_site_scripting%28XSS%29
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/21/27
Exploit mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/22/5
Exploit mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/22/1
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/10/16/1
Scores
EPSS
0.0004
EPSS Percentile
14.0%
Details
CWE
CWE-79
Status
published
Products (31)
joomla/joomla\!
1.5.0
joomla/joomla\!
1.5.1
joomla/joomla\!
1.5.2
joomla/joomla\!
1.5.3
joomla/joomla\!
1.5.4
joomla/joomla\!
1.5.5
joomla/joomla\!
1.5.6
joomla/joomla\!
1.5.7
joomla/joomla\!
1.5.8
joomla/joomla\!
1.5.9
... and 21 more
Published
Jul 27, 2011
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026