MEDIUM
In Joomla! 1.5.0 through 3.6.5 (fixed in 3.7.0), inadequate filtering of multibyte characters leads to XSS vulnerabilities in various components
Published Apr 25, 2017
6.1
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.33%
Description
In Joomla! 1.5.0 through 3.6.5 (fixed in 3.7.0), inadequate filtering of multibyte characters leads to XSS vulnerabilities in various components.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
6.1 MEDIUM NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Changed
Confidentiality Impact Low
Integrity Impact Low
Availability Impact None
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.
1.33% 0.01333
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01333
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.33% (0.01333) | 70.11th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.33% (0.01333) | 67.34th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 9.84th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.35% (0.00347) | 72.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 17, 2024 | 0.35% (0.00347) | 71.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.49% (0.00492) | 75.46th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.49% (0.00492) | 72.46th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 55.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 29.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.45% (0.01454) | 32.67th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.45% (0.01454) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (1)
References (6)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98020 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038817 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/685-20170403-core-xss-vulnerability x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- https://fortiguard.com/zeroday/FG-VD-17-107 x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://fortiguard.com/zeroday/FG-VD-17-108 x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://fortiguard.com/zeroday/FG-VD-17-109 x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98020 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038817 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/685-20170403-core-xss-vulnerability | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://fortiguard.com/zeroday/FG-VD-17-107 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| https://fortiguard.com/zeroday/FG-VD-17-108 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| https://fortiguard.com/zeroday/FG-VD-17-109 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Apr 25, 2017
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Apr 20, 2017
Link CVE-2017-7985
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a