CVE-2012-2901 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Joomla Content Editor (JCE) component, specifically affecting versions prior to 2.1, within the Profile List feature. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to inject malicious web scripts or HTML into affected Joomla! installations via the 'search' parameter. With a CVSS score of 4.3 (medium severity), successful exploitation requires medium attack complexity and could lead to information disclosure or defacement, but not impact system availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.0.21CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ryan_demmer:joomla_content_editor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ryan_demmer:joomla_content_editor:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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