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CVE-2023-40659 (GCVE-0-2023-40659)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-12-14 08:52 – Updated: 2024-08-04 08:43
VLAI
Title
Extension - joomboost.com - Reflected XSS in Easy Quick Contact module for Joomla 1.0.0-1.3.0
Summary
A reflected XSS vulnerability was discovered in the Easy Quick Contact module for Joomla.
Severity
6.1 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
joomboost.com Easy Quick Contact module for Joomla Affected: 1.0.0-1.3.0
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Credits
Sai Krishna P and Siva Pothuluru S
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