Description
An issue was discovered in Joomla! Core before 3.8.8. Under specific circumstances (a redirect issued with a URI containing a username and password when the Location: header cannot be used), a lack of escaping the user-info component of the URI could result in an XSS vulnerability.
Metrics
CVSS 3.0 4.7/10
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:NWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104269Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040966Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/736-20180508-core-possible-xss-attack-in-the-redirect-method.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104269Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040966Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/736-20180508-core-possible-xss-attack-in-the-redirect-method.htmlVendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- May 22, 2018
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified