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CVE-2010-5048

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in admin.jcomments.php in the JoomlaTune JComments (com_jcomments) component 2.1.0.0 for Joomla! allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the name parameter to index.php.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2010-5048 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 2 products from joomlatune, from joomla organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2011, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2011-11-23T01:55:04.093

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.3 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-79

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	joomlatune	com_jcomments	2.1.0.0	Yes
Application	joomla	joomla\!	*	No

References

http://packetstormsecurity.org/1005-exploits/joomlajcomments-xss.txt ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/39842 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.htbridge.ch/advisory/xss_vulnerability_in_jcomments_joomla.html Exploit ([email protected])
http://www.joomlatune.com/jcomments-v.2.2-release-notes.html ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/511320/100/0/threaded ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40230 Exploit, Patch ([email protected])
http://packetstormsecurity.org/1005-exploits/joomlajcomments-xss.txt (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/39842 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.htbridge.ch/advisory/xss_vulnerability_in_jcomments_joomla.html Exploit (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.joomlatune.com/jcomments-v.2.2-release-notes.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/511320/100/0/threaded (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40230 Exploit, Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For joomlatune's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.