CVE-2022-23796
[20220304] - Core - Missing input validation within com_fields class inputs
An issue was discovered in Joomla! 3.7.0 through 3.10.6. Lack of input validation could allow an XSS attack using com_fields.
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! 3.7.0 through 3.10.6. Lack of input validation could allow an XSS attack using com_fields.
- Record
CVE-2022-23796- 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
[20220304] - Core - Missing input validation within com_fields class inputs
An issue was discovered in Joomla! 3.7.0 through 3.10.6. Lack of input validation could allow an XSS attack using com_fields.
- Record
CVE-2022-23796- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-28730 No score
An issue was discovered in Joomla! 3.7.0 through 3.10.6. Lack of input validation could allow an XSS attack using com_fields.
- Record
EUVD-2022-28730- Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rrr9-4pxc-wphj
An issue was discovered in Joomla! 3.7.0 through 3.10.6. Lack of input validation could allow an...
An issue was discovered in Joomla! 3.7.0 through 3.10.6. Lack of input validation could allow an XSS attack using com_fields.
- Record
GHSA-rrr9-4pxc-wphj- 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
An issue was discovered in Joomla! 3.7.0 through 3.10.6. Lack of input validation could allow an XSS attack using com_fields.
- Record
CVE-2022-23796- 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-2022-23796 No score
[20220304] - Core - Missing input validation within com_fields class inputs
An issue was discovered in Joomla! 3.7.0 through 3.10.6. Lack of input validation could allow an XSS attack using com_fields.
- Record
BIT-joomla-2022-23796- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
joomlaBitnami |
3.7.0 to 3.10.6 | None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-23796 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Joomla Joomla\!, published March 30, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.59%, the 48th percentile. No source names a fixed version.