TI-2012-04583 Aliases CVE-2012-5455 GHSA-8m99-2chw-3g2m

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the language search component in Joomla!…

LOW 24CWE-79Published 2012-10-22 · Updated 2024-08-06

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 language search component in Joomla! before 3.0.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors, related to a "typographical error."

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01968 80th 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 · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.0.0:::::::*	3.0.0	Vulnerable	Joomla!

cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.0 Vulnerable ·Joomla!

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-5455
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8m99-2chw-3g2m

References

Advisory 2

Other 1

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Sources

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