CVE-2012-4532
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in modules/mod_languages/tmpl/default.php in the...
CVE-2012-4532 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 1.38%, the 72nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in modules/mod_languages/tmpl/default.php in the Language Switcher module for Joomla! 2.5.x before 2.5.7 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the PATH_INFO to index.php. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
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Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in modules/mod_languages/tmpl/default.php in the Language Switcher module for Joomla! 2.5.x before 2.5.7 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the PATH_INFO to index.php. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
- Record
CVE-2012-4532- 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 modules/mod_languages/tmpl/default.php in the Language Switcher module for Joomla! 2.5.x before 2.5.7 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the PATH_INFO to index.php. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
- Record
CVE-2012-4532- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-4460 No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in modules/mod_languages/tmpl/default.php in the Language Switcher module for Joomla! 2.5.x before 2.5.7 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the PATH_INFO to index.php. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
- Record
EUVD-2012-4460- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-f69c-fwrc-pfpv No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in modules/mod_languages/tmpl/default.php in the...
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in modules/mod_languages/tmpl/default.php in the Language Switcher module for Joomla! 2.5.x before 2.5.7 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the PATH_INFO to index.php. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
- Record
GHSA-f69c-fwrc-pfpv- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
References
secunia.com/advisories/49678
darksecurity.de/advisories/2012/SSCHADV2012-014.txt
osvdb.org/83490
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/19/4
developer.joomla.org/security/news/540-20120902-core-xss-vulnerability
joomla.org/announcements/release-news/5463-joomla-2-5-7-released.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4532
github.com/advisories/GHSA-f69c-fwrc-pfpv