CVE-2024-27186
[20240803] - Core - XSS in HTML Mail Templates
The mail template feature lacks an escaping mechanism, causing XSS vectors in multiple extensions.
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
CVE List Score used
[20240803] - Core - XSS in HTML Mail Templates
The mail template feature lacks an escaping mechanism, causing XSS vectors in multiple extensions.
- Record
CVE-2024-27186- 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
EUVDEUVD-2024-24425
The mail template feature lacks an escaping mechanism, causing XSS vectors in multiple extensions.
- Record
EUVD-2024-24425- 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
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2mh3-x6j9-j554
The mail template feature lacks an escaping mechanism, causing XSS vectors in multiple extensions.
The mail template feature lacks an escaping mechanism, causing XSS vectors in multiple extensions.
- Record
GHSA-2mh3-x6j9-j554- 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
NVD
The mail template feature lacks an escaping mechanism, causing XSS vectors in multiple extensions.
- Record
CVE-2024-27186- 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 mail template feature lacks an escaping mechanism, causing XSS vectors in multiple extensions.
- Record
CVE-2024-27186- 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-2024-27186 No score
[20240803] - Core - XSS in HTML Mail Templates
The mail template feature lacks an escaping mechanism, causing XSS vectors in multiple extensions.
- Record
BIT-joomla-2024-27186- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
joomlaBitnami |
4.0.0 up to 5.1.3 | 5.1.3 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-27186 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Joomla Joomla\!, published August 20, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.27%, the 19th percentile. Fixed in joomla 5.1.3.