PT-2022-16273 · Joomla · Joomla!

Julia Polner + 1 · Published 2022-03-30 · Updated 2025-04-03 · CVE-2022-23801

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.1

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Joomla! versions 4.0.0 through 4.1.0

Description An issue was discovered in Joomla, allowing a possible XSS attack vector through SVG embedding in com media.

Recommendations For Joomla! versions 4.0.0 through 4.1.0, consider disabling the SVG embedding feature in com media as a temporary workaround until a patch is available. Restrict access to com media to minimize the risk of exploitation. Avoid using SVG files in com media until the issue is resolved.

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

BIT-JOOMLA-2022-23801

CVE-2022-23801

Affected Products

Joomla!

References · 6

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-23801 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-23801 · Vendor Advisory
• https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/878-20220309-core-xss-attack-vector-through-svg.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/BIT-joomla-2022-23801 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/39835 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/28450 · Telegram Post