Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 22, 2012· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2012-5455

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the language search component in Joomla! before 3.0.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors, related to a "typographical error."

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Affected products

Joomla/Joomla!2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <3.0.1

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References

developer.joomla.org/security/news/541-20121001-core-xss-vulnerabilitynvdVendor Advisory
secunia.com/advisories/50879nvdVendor Advisory
www.joomla.org/announcements/release-news/5468-joomla-3-0-1-released.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
osvdb.org/86134nvd
www.securityfocus.com/bid/55858nvd
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79171nvd

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