What is CVE-2019-12765?

CVE-2019-12765 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Joomla Joomla\!, classified under Improper Neutralization of Formula Elements in a CSV File. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-06-11.

How severe is CVE-2019-12765?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2019-12765 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Joomla Joomla\!

CVE-2019-12765

An issue was discovered in Joomla! before 3.9.7. The CSV export of com_actionslogs is vulnerable to CSV injection.

EPSS: 0.105 (95.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Joomla Joomla\!
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-1236 — Improper Neutralization of Formula Elements in a CSV File

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cve-scores

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-12765?: CVE-2019-12765 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Joomla Joomla\!, classified under Improper Neutralization of Formula Elements in a CSV File. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-06-11.
How severe is CVE-2019-12765?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-12765 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.