CVE-2009-1279
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Joomla! 1.5 through 1.5.9 allow remote...
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Joomla! 1.5 through 1.5.9 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors to the (1) com_admin component, (2) com_search component when "Gather Search Statistics" is enabled, and (3) the category view in the com_content component.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Joomla! 1.5 through 1.5.9 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors to the (1) com_admin component, (2) com_search component when "Gather Search Statistics" is enabled, and (3) the category view in the com_content component.
- Record
CVE-2009-1279- CVSS 2.0
- 2.6 Low
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/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 through 1.5.9 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors to the (1) com_admin component, (2) com_search component when "Gather Search Statistics" is enabled, and (3) the category view in the com_content component.
- Record
CVE-2009-1279- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-1277 No score
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Joomla! 1.5 through 1.5.9 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors to the (1) com_admin component, (2) com_search component when "Gather Search Statistics" is enabled, and (3) the category view in the com_content component.
- Record
EUVD-2009-1277- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h336-66m5-x235 No score
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Joomla! 1.5 through 1.5.9 allow remote...
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Joomla! 1.5 through 1.5.9 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors to the (1) com_admin component, (2) com_search component when "Gather Search Statistics" is enabled, and (3) the category view in the com_content component.
- Record
GHSA-h336-66m5-x235- 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-2009-1279 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.6) in Joomla, published April 9, 2009. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.22%, the 68th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
securityfocus.com/bid/34360
developer.joomla.org/security/news/294-20090302-core-comcontent-xss.html
secunia.com/advisories/34551
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49655
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-1279
github.com/advisories/GHSA-h336-66m5-x235