CVE-2012-4531
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Joomla! 2.5.x before 2.5.7 allows remote attackers to...
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Joomla! 2.5.x before 2.5.7 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Joomla! 2.5.x before 2.5.7 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.
- Record
CVE-2012-4531- 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
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Joomla! 2.5.x before 2.5.7 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.
- Record
CVE-2012-4531- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-4459 No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Joomla! 2.5.x before 2.5.7 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.
- Record
EUVD-2012-4459- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rv9f-378q-hv9j No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Joomla! 2.5.x before 2.5.7 allows remote attackers to...
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Joomla! 2.5.x before 2.5.7 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.
- Record
GHSA-rv9f-378q-hv9j- 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-2012-4531 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Joomla Joomla\!, published October 31, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.95%, the 80th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
secunia.com/advisories/49678
developer.joomla.org/security/news/539-20120901-core-xss-vulnerability
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/19/4
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79725
joomla.org/announcements/release-news/5463-joomla-2-5-7-released.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4531
github.com/advisories/GHSA-rv9f-378q-hv9j