CVE-2008-6299 json
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Joomla!
published 2009-02-26 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-6269
- cvss
- 3.5
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.0%
- EPSS 1.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 63%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Joomla! 1.5.7 and earlier allow remote authenticated users with certain privileges to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the title and description parameters to the com_weblinks module and (2) unspecified vectors in the com_content module related to "article submission."
Patch / fix
Exploit prediction
1.02% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 63% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 3.5 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
References
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developer.joomla.org
/security/news/284-20081102-core-comweblinks-xss-vulnerability.html
patch, vendor-advisory
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developer.joomla.org
/security/news/283-20081101-core-comcontent-xss-vulnerability.html
patch, vendor-advisory
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vupen.com
/english/advisories/2008/3104
vdb-entry, vendor-advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/32622
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
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securityfocus.com
/bid/32263
vdb-entry
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exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/46523
vdb-entry
- joomla.org /announcements/release-news/5219-joomla-158-released.html
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2008-6299
- NVD CVE-2008-6299
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