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CVE-2020-10242 Details

Description

An issue was discovered in Joomla! before 3.9.16. Inadequate handling of CSS selectors in the Protostar and Beez3 JavaScript allows XSS attacks.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:6.1 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/803-20200302-core-xss-in-protostar-and-beez3 CVEVendor Advisory
https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/803-20200302-core-xss-in-protostar-and-beez3 [email protected]Vendor Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
joomla joomla!
>= 3.0.0, < 3.9.16

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla!:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

4 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2020-10242
NVD Published Date:
Mar 16, 2020
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2020-10242 Details - Not Deferred