CVE-2024-26278
[20240705] - Core - XSS in com_fields default field value
The Custom Fields component not correctly filter inputs, leading to a XSS vector.
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
The Custom Fields component not correctly filter inputs, leading to a XSS vector.
- Record
CVE-2024-26278- 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 3.1
- 4.6 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
[20240705] - Core - XSS in com_fields default field value
The Custom Fields component not correctly filter inputs, leading to a XSS vector.
- Record
CVE-2024-26278- CVSS 3.1
- 4.6 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-23550
The Custom Fields component not correctly filter inputs, leading to a XSS vector.
- Record
EUVD-2024-23550- CVSS 3.1
- 4.6 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-p9gv-wf2w-7v75
The Custom Fields component not correctly filter inputs, leading to a XSS vector.
The Custom Fields component not correctly filter inputs, leading to a XSS vector.
- Record
GHSA-p9gv-wf2w-7v75- 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
The Custom Fields component not correctly filter inputs, leading to a XSS vector.
- Record
CVE-2024-26278- 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-2024-26278 No score
[20240705] - Core - XSS in com_fields default field value
The Custom Fields component not correctly filter inputs, leading to a XSS vector.
- Record
BIT-joomla-2024-26278- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
joomlaBitnami |
3.7.0 up to 5.1.2 | 5.1.2 |
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-2024-26278 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Joomla Joomla\!, published July 9, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.45%, the 39th percentile. Fixed in joomla 5.1.2.