CVE-2010-1649 Joomla! vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting

What is CVE-2010-1649?

CVE-2010-1649 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Joomla Joomla\!, published on 7 Jun 2010. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the back end in Joomla! 1.5 through 1.5.17 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unknown vectors related to "various administrator screens," possibly the search parameter in administrator/index.php.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-1649?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including joomla/joomla-cms. It affects 1 product.

Products include Joomla Joomla\!.

How do I fix CVE-2010-1649?

Upgrade joomla/joomla-cms to 1.5.18 or later.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2010-1649 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-1649 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

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Also known as GHSA-fj57-vhrc-73r7.