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CVE-2019-6261

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2019-01-16 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-79

Description

An issue was discovered in Joomla! before 3.9.2. Inadequate escaping in com_contact leads to a stored XSS vulnerability.

Affected products

• Joomla!: from 2.5.0 before 3.9.2 — fixed in 3.9.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Joomla! 3.9.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106638
• https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/761-20190102-core-stored-xss-in-com-contact
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106638
• https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/761-20190102-core-stored-xss-in-com-contact

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