CVE-2010-1649
Joomla! vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the back end in Joomla! 1.5 through 1.5.17 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unknown vectors related to "various administrator screens," possibly the search parameter in administrator/index.php.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
4.3
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the back end in Joomla! 1.5 through 1.5.17 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unknown vectors related to "various administrator screens," possibly the search parameter in administrator/index.php.
- Record
CVE-2010-1649- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/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 the back end in Joomla! 1.5 through 1.5.17 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unknown vectors related to "various administrator screens," possibly the search parameter in administrator/index.php.
- Record
CVE-2010-1649- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2010-1670 No score
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the back end in Joomla! 1.5 through 1.5.17 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unknown vectors related to "various administrator screens," possibly the search parameter in administrator/index.php.
- Record
EUVD-2010-1670- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fj57-vhrc-73r7 No score
Joomla! vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the back end in Joomla! 1.5 through 1.5.17 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unknown vectors related to "various administrator screens," possibly the search parameter in administrator/index.php.
- Record
GHSA-fj57-vhrc-73r7- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-fj57-vhrc-73r7 No score
Joomla! vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the back end in Joomla! 1.5 through 1.5.17 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unknown vectors related to "various administrator screens," possibly the search parameter in administrator/index.php.
- Record
GHSA-fj57-vhrc-73r7- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
joomla/joomla-cmsPackagist |
1.5 to 1.5.17 | 1.5.18 |
joomla/joomla-cmsPackagist |
1.5 up to 1.5.18 | 1.5.18 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2010-1649 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Joomla Joomla\!, published June 7, 2010. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.03%, the 64th percentile. Fixed in joomla/joomla-cms 1.5.18.
References
osvdb.org/65011
securityfocus.com/bid/40444
secunia.com/advisories/39964
developer.joomla.org/security/news/314-20100501-core-xss-vulnerabilities-in-back-end.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+JoomlaSecurityNews+%28Joomla%21+Security+News%29
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-1649
developer.joomla.org/security/news/314-20100501-core-xss-vulnerabilities-in-back-end.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+JoomlaSecurityNews+%28Joomla!+Security+News%29
web.archive.org/web/20200228225430/https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40444
github.com/advisories/GHSA-fj57-vhrc-73r7