VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-7987
3.2.0 through 3.6.5 (fixed in 3.7.0), inadequate escaping of file and folder names leads to XSS vulnerabilities in the template manager component.
MEDIUM 6.1EPSS 0.79%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.79%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
In Joomla! 3.2.0 through 3.6.5 (fixed in 3.7.0), inadequate escaping of file and folder names leads to XSS vulnerabilities in the template manager component.
- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.79% probability · 56th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Affected
- joomla/joomla\!
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 0.8% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98021Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/687-20170405-core-xss-vulnerabilityPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98021Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/687-20170405-core-xss-vulnerabilityPatch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.