Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Joomla! 1.5.x through 1.5.10 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors related to database output and the frontend administrative panel.
CVE-2009-1938
- No confirmed exploitation signals yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- —
- EG Score
- 0.0(none)
- EPSS
- 89.9%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
June 5, 2009
Last Modified
April 23, 2026
References (14)
- cve@mitrehttp://developer.joomla.org/security/news/297-20090602-core-frontend-xss.html
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/35278
- cve@mitrehttp://www.joomla.org/announcements/release-news/5235-joomla-1511-security-release-now-available.html
- cve@mitrehttp://www.osvdb.org/54868
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35189
- cve@mitrehttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1497
- cve@mitrehttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50923
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://developer.joomla.org/security/news/297-20090602-core-frontend-xss.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/35278
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.joomla.org/announcements/release-news/5235-joomla-1511-security-release-now-available.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.osvdb.org/54868
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35189
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1497
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50923
Weakness Classification(1)
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Publicly available exploits
(1 reference)Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- Exploit-DBEDB-33022✓ verifiedFirst seen Jun 3, 2009
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