CVE-2019-16725
Joomla! XSS in Default Templates
In Joomla! 3.x before 3.9.12, inadequate escaping allowed XSS attacks using the logo parameter of the default templates.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
In Joomla! 3.x before 3.9.12, inadequate escaping allowed XSS attacks using the logo parameter of the default templates.
- Record
CVE-2019-16725- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - 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
In Joomla! 3.x before 3.9.12, inadequate escaping allowed XSS attacks using the logo parameter of the default templates.
- Record
CVE-2019-16725- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-5313 No score
In Joomla! 3.x before 3.9.12, inadequate escaping allowed XSS attacks using the logo parameter of the default templates.
- Record
EUVD-2022-5313- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-v84j-vh7x-g7j6
Joomla! XSS in Default Templates
In Joomla! 3.x before 3.9.12, inadequate escaping allowed XSS attacks using the logo parameter of the default templates.
- Record
GHSA-v84j-vh7x-g7j6- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
In Joomla! 3.x before 3.9.12, inadequate escaping allowed XSS attacks using the logo parameter of the default templates.
- Record
CVE-2019-16725- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-v84j-vh7x-g7j6
Joomla! XSS in Default Templates
In Joomla! 3.x before 3.9.12, inadequate escaping allowed XSS attacks using the logo parameter of the default templates.
- Record
GHSA-v84j-vh7x-g7j6- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
joomla/joomla-cmsPackagist |
3.0.0 up to 3.9.12 | 3.9.12 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| 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-2019-16725 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Joomla Joomla\!, published September 24, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.67%, the 52nd percentile. Fixed in joomla/joomla-cms 3.9.12.