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TI-2017-05590 Aliases CVE-2017-7987GHSA-hjw7-2339-8v84

In Joomla! 3.2.0 through 3.6.5 (fixed in 3.7.0), inadequate escaping of file and folder…

Priority LOW 29CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

In Joomla! 3.2.0 through 3.6.5 (fixed in 3.7.0), inadequate escaping of file and folder names leads to XSS vulnerabilities in the template manager component.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00787 56th 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 57

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2.0VulnerableJoomla!
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2.1VulnerableJoomla!
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2.2VulnerableJoomla!
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2.3VulnerableJoomla!
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2.4VulnerableJoomla!
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.3.0VulnerableJoomla!
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.3.1VulnerableJoomla!
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.3.2VulnerableJoomla!
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.3.3VulnerableJoomla!
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.3.4VulnerableJoomla!
  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.0 Vulnerable ·Joomla!
  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.1 Vulnerable ·Joomla!
  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.2 Vulnerable ·Joomla!
  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.3 Vulnerable ·Joomla!
  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.4 Vulnerable ·Joomla!
  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3.0 Vulnerable ·Joomla!
  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3.1 Vulnerable ·Joomla!
  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3.2 Vulnerable ·Joomla!
  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3.3 Vulnerable ·Joomla!
  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3.4 Vulnerable ·Joomla!
Show 47 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.3.5VulnerableJoomla!
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4.0VulnerableJoomla!
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.4.0:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4.0 alphaVulnerableJoomla!
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.4.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4.0 beta1VulnerableJoomla!
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.4.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4.0 beta2VulnerableJoomla!
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.4.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4.0 beta3VulnerableJoomla!
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.4.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4.0 rc1VulnerableJoomla!
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4.1VulnerableJoomla!
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.4.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4.1 rc1VulnerableJoomla!
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.4.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4.1 rc2VulnerableJoomla!
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4.2VulnerableJoomla!
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.4.2:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4.2 rc1VulnerableJoomla!
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4.3VulnerableJoomla!
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4.4VulnerableJoomla!
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4.5VulnerableJoomla!
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4.6VulnerableJoomla!
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4.7VulnerableJoomla!
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4.8VulnerableJoomla!
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.4.8:rc:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4.8 rcVulnerableJoomla!
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.0VulnerableJoomla!
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.5.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.0 betaVulnerableJoomla!
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.5.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.0 beta2VulnerableJoomla!
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.5.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.0 beta3VulnerableJoomla!
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.5.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.0 beta4VulnerableJoomla!
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.5.0:beta5:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.0 beta5VulnerableJoomla!
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.5.0:rc:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.0 rcVulnerableJoomla!
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.5.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.0 rc2VulnerableJoomla!
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.5.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.0 rc3VulnerableJoomla!
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.5.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.0 rc4VulnerableJoomla!
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.1VulnerableJoomla!
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.5.1:rc:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.1 rcVulnerableJoomla!
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.6.0VulnerableJoomla!
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.6.0:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*3.6.0 alphaVulnerableJoomla!
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.6.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*3.6.0 beta1VulnerableJoomla!
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.6.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*3.6.0 beta2VulnerableJoomla!
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.6.0:rc:*:*:*:*:*:*3.6.0 rcVulnerableJoomla!
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.6.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*3.6.0 rc2VulnerableJoomla!
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.6.1VulnerableJoomla!
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.6.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*3.6.1 rc1VulnerableJoomla!
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.6.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*3.6.1 rc2VulnerableJoomla!
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.6.2VulnerableJoomla!
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.6.3VulnerableJoomla!
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.6.3:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*3.6.3 rc1VulnerableJoomla!
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.6.3:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*3.6.3 rc2VulnerableJoomla!
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.6.3:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*3.6.3 rc3VulnerableJoomla!
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.6.4VulnerableJoomla!
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.6.5VulnerableJoomla!
  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3.5 Vulnerable ·Joomla!
  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.0 Vulnerable ·Joomla!
  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.4.0:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.0 alpha Vulnerable ·Joomla!
  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.4.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.0 beta1 Vulnerable ·Joomla!
  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.4.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.0 beta2 Vulnerable ·Joomla!
  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.4.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.0 beta3 Vulnerable ·Joomla!
  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.4.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.0 rc1 Vulnerable ·Joomla!
  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.1 Vulnerable ·Joomla!
  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.4.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.1 rc1 Vulnerable ·Joomla!
  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.4.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.1 rc2 Vulnerable ·Joomla!
  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.2 Vulnerable ·Joomla!
  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.4.2:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.2 rc1 Vulnerable ·Joomla!
  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.3 Vulnerable ·Joomla!
  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.4 Vulnerable ·Joomla!
  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.5 Vulnerable ·Joomla!
  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.6 Vulnerable ·Joomla!
  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.7 Vulnerable ·Joomla!
  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.8 Vulnerable ·Joomla!
  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.4.8:rc:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.8 rc Vulnerable ·Joomla!
  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.0 Vulnerable ·Joomla!
  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.5.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.0 beta Vulnerable ·Joomla!
  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.5.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.0 beta2 Vulnerable ·Joomla!
  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.5.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.0 beta3 Vulnerable ·Joomla!
  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.5.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.0 beta4 Vulnerable ·Joomla!
  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.5.0:beta5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.0 beta5 Vulnerable ·Joomla!
  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.5.0:rc:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.0 rc Vulnerable ·Joomla!
  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.5.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.0 rc2 Vulnerable ·Joomla!
  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.5.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.0 rc3 Vulnerable ·Joomla!
  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.5.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.0 rc4 Vulnerable ·Joomla!
  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.1 Vulnerable ·Joomla!
  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.5.1:rc:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.1 rc Vulnerable ·Joomla!
  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6.0 Vulnerable ·Joomla!
  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.6.0:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6.0 alpha Vulnerable ·Joomla!
  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.6.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6.0 beta1 Vulnerable ·Joomla!
  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.6.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6.0 beta2 Vulnerable ·Joomla!
  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.6.0:rc:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6.0 rc Vulnerable ·Joomla!
  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.6.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6.0 rc2 Vulnerable ·Joomla!
  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6.1 Vulnerable ·Joomla!
  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.6.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6.1 rc1 Vulnerable ·Joomla!
  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.6.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6.1 rc2 Vulnerable ·Joomla!
  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6.2 Vulnerable ·Joomla!
  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6.3 Vulnerable ·Joomla!
  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.6.3:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6.3 rc1 Vulnerable ·Joomla!
  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.6.3:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6.3 rc2 Vulnerable ·Joomla!
  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.6.3:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6.3 rc3 Vulnerable ·Joomla!
  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6.4 Vulnerable ·Joomla!
  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6.5 Vulnerable ·Joomla!

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-7987
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hjw7-2339-8v84

References

Patch 1

  • TI-2016-08118 The mailSend function in the isMail transport in PHPMailer before 5.2.18 might allow… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2017-06410 SQL injection vulnerability in Joomla! 3.7.x before 3.7.1 allows attackers to execute… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2016-08129 The isMail transport in PHPMailer before 5.2.20 might allow remote attackers to pass… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2016-07280 The register method in the UsersModelRegistration class in controllers/user.php in the… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-09555 [20230201] - Core - Improper access check in webservice endpoints KEVCVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
  • TI-2015-07045 Joomla! 1.5.x, 2.x, and 3.x before 3.4.6 allow remote attackers to conduct PHP object… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
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Sources

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