CVE-2022-23801
[20220309] - Core - XSS attack vector through SVG
An issue was discovered in Joomla! 4.0.0 through 4.1.0. Possible XSS atack vector through SVG embedding in com_media.
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. Possible XSS atack vector through SVG embedding in com_media.
- Record
CVE-2022-23801- 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
[20220309] - Core - XSS attack vector through SVG
An issue was discovered in Joomla! 4.0.0 through 4.1.0. Possible XSS atack vector through SVG embedding in com_media.
- Record
CVE-2022-23801- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-28733 No score
An issue was discovered in Joomla! 4.0.0 through 4.1.0. Possible XSS atack vector through SVG embedding in com_media.
- Record
EUVD-2022-28733- Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-ffxv-f8p3-jqr2
An issue was discovered in Joomla! 4.0.0 through 4.1.0. Possible XSS atack vector through SVG...
An issue was discovered in Joomla! 4.0.0 through 4.1.0. Possible XSS atack vector through SVG embedding in com_media.
- Record
GHSA-ffxv-f8p3-jqr2- 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. Possible XSS atack vector through SVG embedding in com_media.
- Record
CVE-2022-23801- 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-2022-23801 No score
[20220309] - Core - XSS attack vector through SVG
An issue was discovered in Joomla! 4.0.0 through 4.1.0. Possible XSS atack vector through SVG embedding in com_media.
- Record
BIT-joomla-2022-23801- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
joomlaBitnami |
4.0.0 to 4.1.0 | 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-2022-23801 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.