CVE-2008-6299
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Joomla! 1.5.7 and earlier allow remote...
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Joomla! 1.5.7 and earlier allow remote authenticated users with certain privileges to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the title and description parameters to the com_weblinks module and (2) unspecified vectors in the com_content module related to "article submission."
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Joomla! 1.5.7 and earlier allow remote authenticated users with certain privileges to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the title and description parameters to the com_weblinks module and (2) unspecified vectors in the com_content module related to "article submission."
- Record
CVE-2008-6299- CVSS 2.0
- 3.5 Low
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Joomla! 1.5.7 and earlier allow remote authenticated users with certain privileges to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the title and description parameters to the com_weblinks module and (2) unspecified vectors in the com_content module related to "article submission."
- Record
CVE-2008-6299- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-6269 No score
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Joomla! 1.5.7 and earlier allow remote authenticated users with certain privileges to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the title and description parameters to the com_weblinks module and (2) unspecified vectors in the com_content module related to "article submission."
- Record
EUVD-2008-6269- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mrv3-jrq5-xxhf No score
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Joomla! 1.5.7 and earlier allow remote...
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Joomla! 1.5.7 and earlier allow remote authenticated users with certain privileges to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the title and description parameters to the com_weblinks module and (2) unspecified vectors in the com_content module related to "article submission."
- Record
GHSA-mrv3-jrq5-xxhf- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-6299 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.5) in Joomla, published February 26, 2009. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.02%, the 63rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
developer.joomla.org/security/news/284-20081102-core-comweblinks-xss-vulnerability.html
securityfocus.com/bid/32263
vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3104
secunia.com/advisories/32622
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46523
joomla.org/announcements/release-news/5219-joomla-158-released.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-6299
github.com/advisories/GHSA-mrv3-jrq5-xxhf