CVE-2022-23800
[20220308] - Core - Inadequate content filtering within the filter code
An issue was discovered in Joomla! 4.0.0 through 4.1.0. Inadequate content filtering leads to XSS vulnerabilities in various components.
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! 4.0.0 through 4.1.0. Inadequate content filtering leads to XSS vulnerabilities in various components.
- Record
CVE-2022-23800- 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
[20220308] - Core - Inadequate content filtering within the filter code
An issue was discovered in Joomla! 4.0.0 through 4.1.0. Inadequate content filtering leads to XSS vulnerabilities in various components.
- Record
CVE-2022-23800- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-1518 No score
An issue was discovered in Joomla! 4.0.0 through 4.1.0. Inadequate content filtering leads to XSS vulnerabilities in various components.
- Record
EUVD-2022-1518- Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qcv6-h33g-hvrc
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) within joomla/filter class
An issue was discovered in Joomla! 4.0.0 through 4.1.0. Inadequate content filtering leads to XSS vulnerabilities in various components.
- Record
GHSA-qcv6-h33g-hvrc- 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! 4.0.0 through 4.1.0. Inadequate content filtering leads to XSS vulnerabilities in various components.
- Record
CVE-2022-23800- 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-qcv6-h33g-hvrc
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) within joomla/filter class
An issue was discovered in Joomla! 4.0.0 through 4.1.0. Inadequate content filtering leads to XSS vulnerabilities in various components.
- Record
GHSA-qcv6-h33g-hvrc- 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
OSVBIT-joomla-2022-23800 No score
[20220308] - Core - Inadequate content filtering within the filter code
An issue was discovered in Joomla! 4.0.0 through 4.1.0. Inadequate content filtering leads to XSS vulnerabilities in various components.
- Record
BIT-joomla-2022-23800- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
joomla/filterPackagist |
before 1.4.4 | 1.4.4 |
joomla/filterPackagist |
2.0.0 up to 2.0.1 | 2.0.1 |
joomlaBitnami |
4.0.0 to 4.1.0 | None known |
joomla/filterPackagist |
before 1.4.4, plus listed versions 1.01.0-alpha1.0-beta1.0-beta21.0-beta3 Show 18 moreShow less1.1.01.1.11.1.21.1.31.1.41.1.51.1.61.2.01.3.01.3.11.3.21.3.31.3.41.3.51.4.01.4.11.4.21.4.3 |
1.4.4 |
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-2022-23800 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 0.67%, the 52nd percentile. Fixed in joomla/filter 1.4.4.
References
developer.joomla.org/security-centre/877-20220308-core-inadequate-content-filtering-within-the-filter-code.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-23800
github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/joomla/filter/CVE-2022-23800.yaml