CVE-2017-11612 json
In Joomla! before 3.7.4, inadequate filtering of potentially malicious HTML tags leads to XSS vulnerabilities in various components.
published 2017-07-26 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-3224
- cvss
- 6.1
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.0%
- EPSS 1.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 61%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
In Joomla! before 3.7.4, inadequate filtering of potentially malicious HTML tags leads to XSS vulnerabilities in various components.
Exploit prediction
0.97% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 61% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 6.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
References
-
developer.joomla.org
/security-centre/701-20170605-core-xss-vulnerability.html
vendor-advisory
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securitytracker.com
/id/1039014
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2017-11612
- NVD CVE-2017-11612
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