# CVE-2007-5427: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the com\_search component in Joomla! 1.0.13 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitra

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2007-10-12 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the com_search component in Joomla! 1.0.13 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the searchword parameter. NOTE: this might be related to CVE-2007-4189.1.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3495
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26031
- http://osvdb.org/37709
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482006/100/0/threaded
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3216
- http://websecurity.com.ua/1203/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27196
- http://securityvulns.ru/Rdocument919.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/30655

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