Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Joomla! before 1.6.4 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the query string to the com_contact component, as demonstrated by the Itemid parameter to index.php; (2) the query string to the com_content component, as demonstrated by the filter_order parameter to index.php; (3) the query string to the com_newsfeeds component, as demonstrated by an arbitrary parameter to index.php; or (4) the option parameter in a reset.request action to index.php; and, when Internet Explorer or Konqueror is used, (5) allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the searchword parameter in a search action to index.php in the com_search component.
CVE-2011-2509 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from joomla organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.
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.
2011-07-27T20:55:03.257
2025-04-11T00:51:21.963
Deferred
CVSSv2: 4.3 (MEDIUM)
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
8.6
2.9
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | joomla | joomla\! | ≤ 1.6.3 | Yes |
| Application | joomla | joomla\! | 1.5.0 | Yes |
| Application | joomla | joomla\! | 1.5.1 | Yes |
| Application | joomla | joomla\! | 1.5.2 | Yes |
| Application | joomla | joomla\! | 1.5.3 | Yes |
| Application | joomla | joomla\! | 1.5.4 | Yes |
| Application | joomla | joomla\! | 1.5.5 | Yes |
| Application | joomla | joomla\! | 1.5.6 | Yes |
| Application | joomla | joomla\! | 1.5.7 | Yes |
| Application | joomla | joomla\! | 1.5.8 | Yes |
| Application | joomla | joomla\! | 1.5.9 | Yes |
| Application | joomla | joomla\! | 1.5.10 | Yes |
| Application | joomla | joomla\! | 1.5.11 | Yes |
| Application | joomla | joomla\! | 1.5.12 | Yes |
| Application | joomla | joomla\! | 1.5.13 | Yes |
| Application | joomla | joomla\! | 1.5.14 | Yes |
| Application | joomla | joomla\! | 1.5.15 | Yes |
| Application | joomla | joomla\! | 1.5.15 | Yes |
| Application | joomla | joomla\! | 1.5.16 | Yes |
| Application | joomla | joomla\! | 1.5.17 | Yes |
| Application | joomla | joomla\! | 1.5.18 | Yes |
| Application | joomla | joomla\! | 1.5.19 | Yes |
| Application | joomla | joomla\! | 1.5.20 | Yes |
| Application | joomla | joomla\! | 1.5.21 | Yes |
| Application | joomla | joomla\! | 1.5.22 | Yes |
| Application | joomla | joomla\! | 1.5.23 | Yes |
| Application | joomla | joomla\! | 1.6 | Yes |
| Application | joomla | joomla\! | 1.6 | Yes |
| Application | joomla | joomla\! | 1.6 | Yes |
| Application | joomla | joomla\! | 1.6 | Yes |
| Application | joomla | joomla\! | 1.6 | Yes |
| Application | joomla | joomla\! | 1.6 | Yes |
| Application | joomla | joomla\! | 1.6 | Yes |
| Application | joomla | joomla\! | 1.6 | Yes |
| Application | joomla | joomla\! | 1.6 | Yes |
| Application | joomla | joomla\! | 1.6 | Yes |
| Application | joomla | joomla\! | 1.6 | Yes |
| Application | joomla | joomla\! | 1.6 | Yes |
| Application | joomla | joomla\! | 1.6 | Yes |
| Application | joomla | joomla\! | 1.6 | Yes |
| Application | joomla | joomla\! | 1.6 | Yes |
| Application | joomla | joomla\! | 1.6 | Yes |
| Application | joomla | joomla\! | 1.6 | Yes |
| Application | joomla | joomla\! | 1.6 | Yes |
| Application | joomla | joomla\! | 1.6.0 | Yes |
| Application | joomla | joomla\! | 1.6.1 | Yes |
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