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CVE-2025-54476: Joomla! CMS vulnerable to XSS via the input filter

September 30, 2025 (updated October 1, 2025)

Improper handling of input could lead to a cross-site scripting (XSS) vector in the checkAttribute method of the input filter framework class.

References

  • developer.joomla.org/security-centre/1010-20250901-core-inadequate-content-filtering-within-the-checkattribute-filter-code.html
  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-fm22-g2q9-j3pw
  • github.com/joomla-framework/filter/commit/188dd3fccd6fa0532d105a52736affdf6b166217
  • github.com/joomla-framework/filter/commit/852c7e101c649500d3af58ffb8baf15d7c86d825
  • github.com/joomla-framework/filter/commit/fcde280785f188e93530f7da68102f7dd8f9f723
  • github.com/joomla/joomla-cms
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-54476

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions before 2.0.6, all versions starting from 3.0.0 before 3.0.5, all versions starting from 4.0.0 before 4.0.1, version 4.0.0

Fixed versions

  • 4.0.1
  • 3.0.5
  • 2.0.6

Solution

Upgrade to versions 2.0.6, 3.0.5, 4.0.1 or above.

Weakness

  • CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Source file

packagist/joomla/filter/CVE-2025-54476.yml

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