CVE-2020-13761
In Joomla! before 3.9.19, lack of input validation in the heading tag option of the "Articles -...
In Joomla! before 3.9.19, lack of input validation in the heading tag option of the "Articles - Newsflash" and "Articles - Categories" modules allows XSS.
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! before 3.9.19, lack of input validation in the heading tag option of the "Articles - Newsflash" and "Articles - Categories" modules allows XSS.
- Record
CVE-2020-13761- 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! before 3.9.19, lack of input validation in the heading tag option of the "Articles - Newsflash" and "Articles - Categories" modules allows XSS.
- Record
CVE-2020-13761- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-5979 No score
In Joomla! before 3.9.19, lack of input validation in the heading tag option of the "Articles - Newsflash" and "Articles - Categories" modules allows XSS.
- Record
EUVD-2020-5979- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9fjf-f65j-g25f No score
In Joomla! before 3.9.19, lack of input validation in the heading tag option of the "Articles -...
In Joomla! before 3.9.19, lack of input validation in the heading tag option of the "Articles - Newsflash" and "Articles - Categories" modules allows XSS.
- Record
GHSA-9fjf-f65j-g25f- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
In Joomla! before 3.9.19, lack of input validation in the heading tag option of the "Articles - Newsflash" and "Articles - Categories" modules allows XSS.
- Record
CVE-2020-13761- 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
OSVBIT-joomla-2020-13761 No score
In Joomla! before 3.9.19, lack of input validation in the heading tag option of the "Articles - Newsflash" and "Articles - Categories" modules allows XSS.
- Record
BIT-joomla-2020-13761- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
joomlaBitnami |
3.0.0 up to 3.9.19 | 3.9.19 |
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-2020-13761 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Joomla Joomla\!, published June 2, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.01%, the 63rd percentile. Fixed in joomla 3.9.19.