MEDIUM
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the language search component in Joomla! before 3.0.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors, related to a "typographical error."
Published Oct 22, 2012
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.97%
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the language search component in Joomla! before 3.0.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors, related to a "typographical error."
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.
1.97% 0.01968
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01968
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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.97% (0.01968) | 79.66th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.97% (0.01968) | 77.73th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.01% (0.00011) | 0.74th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.22% (0.00224) | 61.62th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 13, 2024 | 0.22% (0.00224) | 60.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.22% (0.00224) | 58.84th | 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/541-20121001-core-xss-vulnerability x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://osvdb.org/86134 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50879 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.joomla.org/announcements/release-news/5468-joomla-3-0-1-released.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55858 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79171 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://developer.joomla.org/security/news/541-20121001-core-xss-vulnerability | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| http://osvdb.org/86134 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/50879 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.joomla.org/announcements/release-news/5468-joomla-3-0-1-released.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55858 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79171 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Oct 22, 2012
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Oct 22, 2012
Link CVE-2012-5455
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a