CVE-2023-40628 Extension - Extplorer.net - Reflected XSS in Extplorer component for Joomla 1.0.0-2.1.15

What is CVE-2023-40628?

CVE-2023-40628 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Extplorer.net Extplorer component for Joomla, published on 14 Dec 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

A reflected XSS vulnerability was discovered in the Extplorer component for Joomla.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-40628?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Extplorer Extplorer.

How do I fix CVE-2023-40628?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-40628 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-2023-40628 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-40628 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Extplorer.net Extplorer component for Joomla

• CVE-2012-6710 Auth bypass in n/a Critical 9.8
• CVE-2023-54335 eXtplorer<= 2.1.14 - Authentication Bypass & Remote Code Execution (RCE) Critical 9.3
• CVE-2023-29657 File upload in n/a High 8.8
• CVE-2023-27842 Missing authorization in n/a High 8.8
• CVE-2016-4313 Path traversal in n/a High 7.8

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-24r5-xw2j-9h9x.