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CVE-2011-2710

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Joomla! before 1.7.0 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the URI to includes/application.php, reachable through index.php; and, when Internet Explorer or Konqueror is used, (2) allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the searchword parameter in a search action to index.php in the…

Severity
Medium 4.3
Published
27 Jul 2011
Last changed
16 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
21 Oct 2026
Exploit chance
1.3% in the next 30 daysHigher than 70% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 12 Nov 2026
Weakness
Cross-site scripting (CWE-79)
Attack
Over the network · No login needed
Attacker can
Change some data
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Sources
NVD

Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Joomla! before 1.7.0 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the URI to includes/application.php, reachable through index.php; and, when Internet Explorer or Konqueror is used, (2) allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the searchword parameter in a search action to index.php in the com_search component. NOTE: vector 2 exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2011-2509.5.

From NVD.

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
Joomla!Servers and applications · cpe:a:joomla:joomla\!
  • Version 1.6.5
  • Version 1.6.4
  • Version 1.6.3
  • Version 1.6.1
All 49 release lines
  • Every version up to 1.6.6
  • Version 1.5.0
  • Version 1.5.1
  • Version 1.5.2
  • Version 1.5.3
  • Version 1.5.4
  • Version 1.5.5
  • Version 1.5.6
  • Version 1.5.7
  • Version 1.5.8
  • Version 1.5.9
  • Version 1.5.10
  • Version 1.5.11
  • Version 1.5.12
  • Version 1.5.13
  • Version 1.5.14
  • Version 1.5.15-rc
  • Version 1.5.15
  • Version 1.5.16
  • Version 1.5.17
  • Version 1.5.18
  • Version 1.5.19
  • Version 1.5.20
  • Version 1.5.21
  • Version 1.5.22
  • Version 1.5.23
  • Version 1.6-alpha
  • Version 1.6-alpha2
  • Version 1.6-beta1
  • Version 1.6-beta2
  • Version 1.6-beta3
  • Version 1.6-beta4
  • Version 1.6-beta5
  • Version 1.6-beta6
  • Version 1.6-beta7
  • Version 1.6-beta8
  • Version 1.6-beta9
  • Version 1.6-beta10
  • Version 1.6-beta11
  • Version 1.6-beta12
  • Version 1.6-beta13
  • Version 1.6-beta14
  • Version 1.6-beta15
  • Version 1.6-rc1
  • Version 1.6.0
  • Version 1.6.1
  • Version 1.6.3
  • Version 1.6.4
  • Version 1.6.5

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-2710
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-2710