XSS in Virtuemart Cart
CVE-2023-54362
Joomla VirtueMart Shopping-Cart 4.0.12 contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows attackers to inject malicious scripts by manipulating the keyword parameter. Attackers can craft malicious URLs containing script payloads in the keyword parameter of the product-variants endpoint to execute arbitrary JavaScript in victim browsers and steal session tokens or credentials.
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: 0.002 (8.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 8th percentile — 8.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Virtuemart Cart — versions 4.0.12
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51631 (exploit)
- www.virtuemart.net/ (product)
- demo.virtuemart.net/ (product)
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/joomla-virtuemart-shopping-cart-reflected-xss-via-… (third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-54362?
- CVE-2023-54362 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Virtuemart Cart, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2026-04-09.
- How severe is CVE-2023-54362?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.