What is CVE-2020-13761?

CVE-2020-13761 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Joomla Joomla\!, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2020-06-02.

How severe is CVE-2020-13761?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

XSS in Joomla Joomla\!

CVE-2020-13761

In Joomla! before 3.9.19, lack of input validation in the heading tag option of the "Articles - Newsflash" and "Articles - Categories" modules allows XSS.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.010 (57.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Joomla Joomla\! — versions 3.0.0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-13761?: CVE-2020-13761 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Joomla Joomla\!, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2020-06-02.
How severe is CVE-2020-13761?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.