MEDIUM
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the update manager in Joomla! 2.5.x before 2.5.4 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors
Published Sep 6, 2012
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.28%
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the update manager in Joomla! 2.5.x before 2.5.4 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
4.3 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.28% 0.01284
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01284
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.28% (0.01284) | 69.03th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.28% (0.01284) | 66.22th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.01% (0.00011) | 0.71th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.22% (0.00225) | 61.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 25, 2024 | 0.55% (0.00545) | 77.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 15, 2024 | 0.39% (0.00394) | 72.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.33% (0.00331) | 70.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.22% (0.00225) | 58.90th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (6)
- http://developer.joomla.org/security/news/399-20120308-core-xss-vulnerability.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48683 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/03/3 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/03/5 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.osvdb.org/80880 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52859 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://developer.joomla.org/security/news/399-20120308-core-xss-vulnerability.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/48683 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/03/3 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/03/5 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/80880 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52859 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Sep 6, 2012
Updated Sep 17, 2024
Reserved Mar 12, 2012
Link CVE-2012-1612
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a