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Medium 5.9Published Sep 29, 2026
CVE-2026-90906Joomla! Core - [20260901] - XSS in HTMLHelper::link method in Joomla 1.5.0-5.4.8, 6.0.0-6.1.3
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EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.22%, higher than 11% of scored CVEs.
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Joomla! Core - [20260901] - XSS in HTMLHelper::link method in Joomla 1.5.0-5.4.8, 6.0.0-6.1.3 - Lack of escaping leads to XSS vulnerabilities in the link method of the HTML Helper.
- CVSS
- 5.9 MEDIUM (v4.0, CNA)CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-79
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- 0.22% (percentile 11)
- Assigned by
- Joomla
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Sep 30, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Joomla! Project Joomla! CMS joomla_project:joomla_cms (from the name) | 1.5.0-5.4.8; 6.0.0-6.1.3 | CNA record |
joomla joomla! joomla:joomla! | from 1.5.0 before 5.4.8; from 6.0.0 before 6.1.3 | NVD |
References
- https://www.joomla.org/product
- https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/1081-20260901-core-xss-in-htmlhelper-link-method.htmlvendor-advisory, patch
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