# CVE-2006-1029: The cross-site scripting (XSS) countermeasures in class.inputfilter.php in Joomla! 1.0.7 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2006-03-07 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The cross-site scripting (XSS) countermeasures in class.inputfilter.php in Joomla! 1.0.7 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted mosmsg parameter to index.php with a malformed sequence of multiple tags, as demonstrated using "<<>AAA<><>", possibly due to nested or empty tags.

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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/426538/100/0/threaded
- http://www.osvdb.org/23816
- http://www.joomla.org/content/view/938/78/

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