CVE-2024-21725

Inadequate escaping of mail addresses lead to XSS vulnerabilities in various components.

CVSS v3 6.1 MEDIUM

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CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 2.7

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/928-20240204-core-xss-in-mail-address-outputs.html	Vendor Advisory
https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/928-20240204-core-xss-in-mail-address-outputs.html	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!::::::::

History

02 Jun 2025, 15:27

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/928-20240204-core-xss-in-mail-address-outputs.html -~~	() https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/928-20240204-core-xss-in-mail-address-outputs.html - Vendor Advisory
First Time		Joomla Joomla joomla\!
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!::::::::

21 Nov 2024, 08:54

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/928-20240204-core-xss-in-mail-address-outputs.html -~~	() https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/928-20240204-core-xss-in-mail-address-outputs.html -

27 Oct 2024, 02:35

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 6.1

29 Feb 2024, 01:44

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2024-02-29 01:44

Updated : 2025-06-02 15:27

NVD link : CVE-2024-21725

Mitre link : CVE-2024-21725

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-21725

JSON object : View

Products Affected

joomla

joomla\!

CWE

CWE-79

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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