Joomla VirtueMart Shopping-Cart 4.0.12 Reflected XSS via keyword
Priority MEDIUM 56CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Active
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Joomla VirtueMart Shopping-Cart 4.0.12 contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows attackers to inject malicious scripts by manipulating the keyword parameter. Attackers can craft malicious URLs containing script payloads in the keyword parameter of the product-variants endpoint to execute arbitrary JavaScript in victim browsers and steal session tokens or credentials.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00201 10th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VirtueMart | Cart | 4.0.12 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Cart VendorVirtueMart Affected 4.0.12 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-54362
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7459-m3vg-ph92
References
Exploit 1
More VirtueMart vulnerabilities
- TI-2005-04559 VirtueMart before 1.0.1 does not properly handle errors when a user is forbidden to read… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2025-05422 VirtueMart - Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.3
- TI-2007-05347 Unspecified vulnerability in VirtueMart before 1.0.13 allows remote attackers to execute… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2025-05423 VirtueMart - Unrestricted File Upload CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2016-08429 The VirtueMart com_virtuemart component 3.0.14 for Joomla! allows SQL injection by remote… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.2
- TI-2009-04193 SQL injection vulnerability in index.php in VirtueMart 1.0 allows remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2023-54362 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-54362 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7459-m3vg-ph92 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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