XSS in Joomla Joomla\!

CVE-2020-24599

An issue was discovered in Joomla! before 3.9.21. Lack of escaping in mod_latestactions allows XSS attacks.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published · last modified .

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.010 (61.5th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 62nd percentile — 61.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2020-24599: held from 0.010 to 0.010.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-24599?
CVE-2020-24599 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Joomla Joomla\!, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2020-08-26.
How severe is CVE-2020-24599?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.