CVE-2011-3595 Cross-site scripting in Joomla!
Attackers can inject malicious scripts via search parameters in Joomla, potentially stealing user sessions or executing code.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2011-3595?
CVE-2011-3595 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Joomla Joomla\!, published on 22 Jan 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Multiple Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities exist in Joomla! through 1.7.0 in index.php in the search word, extension, asset, and author parameters.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-3595?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Joomla Joomla\!.
How do I fix CVE-2011-3595?
No fix has been published for CVE-2011-3595 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
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-2011-3595 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-3595 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Joomla Joomla\!
- CVE-2016-10033 PHPMailer Command Injection
- CVE-2023-23752 Joomla! Improper Access Control
- CVE-2026-48902 Joomla! Core - [20260518] - Transport encryption downgrade for password and username reset links
- CVE-2025-25226 [20250401] - Joomla Framework - SQL injection vulnerability in quoteNameStr method of Database package
- CVE-2022-23795 [20220303] - Core - User row are not bound to a authentication mechanism
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mjh4-6qqm-58m2.