CVE-2015-7343 Cross-site scripting in n/a

Medium 4.8 Published 9 Mar 2020 Updated 6 Aug 2024

Cross-site scripting vulnerability in JNews Joomla Component allows attackers to inject malicious scripts via the mailingsearch parameter.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: An administrator
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2015-7343?

CVE-2015-7343 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Mar 2020. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

JNews Joomla Component before 8.5.0 has XSS via the mailingsearch parameter.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-7343?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Joobi Jnews.

How do I fix CVE-2015-7343?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-7343 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-2015-7343 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-7343 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-xrg5-3www-67qf.