vulnerability
Joomla!: [20190202] - Core - Browserside mime-type sniffing causes XSS attack vectors (CVE-2019-7742)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) | Feb 12, 2019 | Feb 13, 2019 | Mar 30, 2026 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Feb 12, 2019
Added
Feb 13, 2019
Modified
Mar 30, 2026
Description
An issue was discovered in Joomla! before 3.9.3. A combination of specific web server configurations, in connection with specific file types and browser-side MIME-type sniffing, causes an XSS attack vector.
Solution
joomla-upgrade-3_9_3
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