CVE-2007-5427 EXPLOIT
4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 1.9% (pctl 79)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the com_search component in Joomla! 1.0.13 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the searchword parameter. NOTE: this might be related to CVE-2007-4189.1.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.3 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| EPSS | 1.93% — more likely to be exploited than 79% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-79 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2007-10-12 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| joomla | com search component |
| joomla | joomla |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Joomla! Component Search 1.0.13 - SearchWord Cross-Site Scripting | 2007-10-11 |
References
- http://osvdb.org/37709
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27196
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3216
- http://securityvulns.ru/Rdocument919.html
- http://websecurity.com.ua/1203/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482006/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26031
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3495
- http://osvdb.org/37709
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27196
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3216
- http://securityvulns.ru/Rdocument919.html
- http://websecurity.com.ua/1203/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482006/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26031
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3495
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