# CVE-2011-4909: Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Joomla! before 1.5.12 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML v

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2012-10-07 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Joomla! before 1.5.12 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the HTTP_REFERER header to (1) components/com_content/views/article/tmpl/form.php, (2) components/com_user/controller.php, (3) plugins/system/legacy/html.php, or (4) templates/beez/html/com_content/article/form.php.

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- 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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## References

- http://developer.joomla.org/security/news/298-20090604-core-frontend-xss-httpreferer-not-properly-filtered.html
- http://www.osvdb.org/55589
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2009-07/0012.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35668
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/25/8
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35544
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/25/3
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33061

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