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CVE-2017-5673 — In the Kunena extension 5

In the Kunena extension 5.0.2 through 5.0.4 for Joomla!, the forum message subject (aka topic subject) accepts JavaScript, leading to XSS. Six files are affected: crypsis/layouts/message/item/default.php, crypsis/layouts/message/item/top/default.php, crypsis/layouts/message/item/

CVSS
6.1 MEDIUM
EPSS
0.24% (top 52.80%)
CWE
—
Published
2017-03-22T17:59:00.173
Last modified
2026-05-13T00:24:29.033
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

01What is this vulnerability?

In the Kunena extension 5.0.2 through 5.0.4 for Joomla!, the forum message subject (aka topic subject) accepts JavaScript, leading to XSS. Six files are affected: crypsis/layouts/message/item/default.php, crypsis/layouts/message/item/top/default.php, crypsis/layouts/message/item/bottom/default.php, crypsisb3/layouts/message/item/default.php, crypsisb3/layouts/message/item/top/default.php, and…

02Affected products

No structured affected-product list available — see references below for vendor advisories.

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

09References

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