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Multiple XSS flaws in Joomla can lead to remote code execution

February 22, 2024

The maintainers of the Joomla! Project released Joomla 5.0.3 and 4.4.3 versions that addressed the following vulnerabilities in the popular content management system (CMS):

  • [20240201] –CVE-2024-21722 Core – Insufficient session expiration in MFA management views: The MFA management features did not properly terminate existing user sessions when a user’s MFA methods have been modified
  • [20240202] – CVE-2024-21723 Core – Open redirect in installation application: Inadequate parsing of URLs could result into an open redirect.
  • [20240203] – CVE-2024-21724 Core – XSS in media selection fields: Inadequate input validation for media selection fields lead to XSS vulnerabilities in various extensions.
  • [20240204] – CVE-2024-21725 Core – XSS in mail address outputs: Inadequate escaping of mail addresses lead to XSS vulnerabilities in various components.
  • [20240205] – CVE-2024-21726 Core – Inadequate content filtering within the filter code: Inadequate content filtering leads to XSS vulnerabilities in various components.

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