CVE-2017-7984
In Joomla! 3.2.0 through 3.6.5 (fixed in 3.7.0), inadequate filtering leads to XSS in the...
In Joomla! 3.2.0 through 3.6.5 (fixed in 3.7.0), inadequate filtering leads to XSS in the template manager component.
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
In Joomla! 3.2.0 through 3.6.5 (fixed in 3.7.0), inadequate filtering leads to XSS in the template manager component.
- Record
CVE-2017-7984- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/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
In Joomla! 3.2.0 through 3.6.5 (fixed in 3.7.0), inadequate filtering leads to XSS in the template manager component.
- Record
CVE-2017-7984- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-16954 No score
In Joomla! 3.2.0 through 3.6.5 (fixed in 3.7.0), inadequate filtering leads to XSS in the template manager component.
- Record
EUVD-2017-16954- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rh7f-mxh6-pf6v
In Joomla! 3.2.0 through 3.6.5 (fixed in 3.7.0), inadequate filtering leads to XSS in the...
In Joomla! 3.2.0 through 3.6.5 (fixed in 3.7.0), inadequate filtering leads to XSS in the template manager component.
- Record
GHSA-rh7f-mxh6-pf6v- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
In Joomla! 3.2.0 through 3.6.5 (fixed in 3.7.0), inadequate filtering leads to XSS in the template manager component.
- Record
CVE-2017-7984- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-7984 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Joomla Joomla\!, published April 25, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.79%, the 56th percentile. No source names a fixed version.