CVE-2012-1018

Joomla mod_currencyconverter 1.0.0 - XSS

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2012-1018. PoCs published by BHG Security Center.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The exploit describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Currency Converter component for Joomla! due to improper input sanitization. An attacker can inject arbitrary script code via the 'from' parameter in the convert.php file.

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in includes/convert.php in D-Mack Media Currency Converter (mod_currencyconverter) module 1.0.0 for Joomla! allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the from parameter.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by BHG Security Center · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36659

The exploit describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Currency Converter component for Joomla! due to improper input sanitization. An attacker can inject arbitrary script code via the 'from' parameter in the convert.php file.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Joomla! Currency Converter component
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the vulnerable Joomla! component
MITRE ATT&CK
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/72917
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51804

Scores

EPSS 0.0160
EPSS Percentile 72.7%

Details

CWE
CWE-79
Status published
Products (1)
dmackmedia/mod_currencyconverter 1.0.0
Published Feb 08, 2012
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026