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CVE-2019-6262

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.6% 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 checks of the Global Configuration helpurl settings allowed stored XSS.

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/763-20190104-core-stored-xss-issue-in-the-global-configuration-help-url
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106638
• https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/763-20190104-core-stored-xss-issue-in-the-global-configuration-help-url

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