Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Profile List in the Joomla Content Editor…
Priority LOW 22CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Partial · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Profile List in the Joomla Content Editor (JCE) component before 2.1 for Joomla! allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the search parameter to administrator/index.php.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01148 66th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 3
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ryan_demmer:joomla_content_editor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 2.0.21 | Vulnerable | Ryan Demmer |
| cpe:2.3:a:ryan_demmer:joomla_content_editor:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0 | Vulnerable | Ryan Demmer |
| cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Running on | Joomla! |
- cpe:2.3:a:ryan_demmer:joomla_content_editor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.0.21 Vulnerable ·Ryan Demmer
- cpe:2.3:a:ryan_demmer:joomla_content_editor:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·Ryan Demmer
- cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Joomla!
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-2901
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j56q-2899-9w2x
More Ryan Demmer Joomla Content Editor vulnerabilities
- TI-2006-06166 jce.php in the JCE Admin Component in Ryan Demmer Joomla Content Editor (JCE) 1.1.0 beta… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2006-06167 Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in jce.php in the JCE Admin Component… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2006-05930 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in jce.php in the JCE Admin Component in Ryan… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2012-02516 Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in editor/extensions/browser/file.php in the… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.0
Sources
- CVE-2012-2901 · CVE Program
- CVE-2012-2901 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-j56q-2899-9w2x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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