CVE-2020-15696
An issue was discovered in Joomla! through 3.9.19. Lack of input filtering and escaping allows...
An issue was discovered in Joomla! through 3.9.19. Lack of input filtering and escaping allows XSS attacks in mod_random_image.
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
An issue was discovered in Joomla! through 3.9.19. Lack of input filtering and escaping allows XSS attacks in mod_random_image.
- Record
CVE-2020-15696- 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
An issue was discovered in Joomla! through 3.9.19. Lack of input filtering and escaping allows XSS attacks in mod_random_image.
- Record
CVE-2020-15696- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-7683 No score
An issue was discovered in Joomla! through 3.9.19. Lack of input filtering and escaping allows XSS attacks in mod_random_image.
- Record
EUVD-2020-7683- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8w7m-j7xw-2xc9 No score
An issue was discovered in Joomla! through 3.9.19. Lack of input filtering and escaping allows...
An issue was discovered in Joomla! through 3.9.19. Lack of input filtering and escaping allows XSS attacks in mod_random_image.
- Record
GHSA-8w7m-j7xw-2xc9- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
An issue was discovered in Joomla! through 3.9.19. Lack of input filtering and escaping allows XSS attacks in mod_random_image.
- Record
CVE-2020-15696- 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-2020-15696 No score
An issue was discovered in Joomla! through 3.9.19. Lack of input filtering and escaping allows XSS attacks in mod_random_image.
- Record
BIT-joomla-2020-15696- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
joomlaBitnami |
3.0.0 to 3.9.19 | None known |
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-2020-15696 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Joomla Joomla\!, published July 15, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.78%, the 86th percentile. No source names a fixed version.