CVE-2022-27913
[20221002] - Core - RXSS through reflection of user input in headings
An issue was discovered in Joomla! 4.2.0 through 4.2.3. Inadequate filtering of potentially malicious user input leads to reflected 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! 4.2.0 through 4.2.3. Inadequate filtering of potentially malicious user input leads to reflected XSS vulnerabilities in various components.
- Record
CVE-2022-27913- 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
CVE List No score
[20221002] - Core - RXSS through reflection of user input in headings
An issue was discovered in Joomla! 4.2.0 through 4.2.3. Inadequate filtering of potentially malicious user input leads to reflected XSS vulnerabilities in various components.
- Record
CVE-2022-27913- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-32401 No score
An issue was discovered in Joomla! 4.2.0 through 4.2.3. Inadequate filtering of potentially malicious user input leads to reflected XSS vulnerabilities in various components.
- Record
EUVD-2022-32401- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8g63-qvh8-q593
An issue was discovered in Joomla! 4.2.0 through 4.2.3. Inadequate filtering of potentially...
An issue was discovered in Joomla! 4.2.0 through 4.2.3. Inadequate filtering of potentially malicious user input leads to reflected XSS vulnerabilities in various components.
- Record
GHSA-8g63-qvh8-q593- 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! 4.2.0 through 4.2.3. Inadequate filtering of potentially malicious user input leads to reflected XSS vulnerabilities in various components.
- Record
CVE-2022-27913- 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-2022-27913 No score
[20221002] - Core - RXSS through reflection of user input in headings
An issue was discovered in Joomla! 4.2.0 through 4.2.3. Inadequate filtering of potentially malicious user input leads to reflected XSS vulnerabilities in various components.
- Record
BIT-joomla-2022-27913- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
joomlaBitnami |
4.0.0 to 4.2.3 | None known |
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | cameron-coding-projects/Joomla-CVE-Detector-CVE-2022-27913- | 2025-11-03 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-27913 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Joomla Joomla\!, published October 25, 2022. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.44%, the 38th percentile. No source names a fixed version.