# CVE-2010-1649: Joomla! vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2010-1649-joomla-vulnerable-to-cross-site-scripting  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-05-14  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2010-1649 · Severity: info · Published 2022-05-14

Joomla! vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting

Technologies: [joomla/joomla-cms (Packagist)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/joomla-joomla-cms). Vendors: [Packagist](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/packagist).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2010-1649 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2010-1649 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2010-1649?** Informational severity, published 14 May 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** joomla/joomla-cms (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=1.5,fixed=1.5.18.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2010-1649?** Yes. joomla/joomla-cms (Packagist): upgrade to 1.5.18 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2010-1649?** Check whether you run joomla/joomla-cms (Packagist) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- joomla/joomla-cms (Packagist): upgrade to 1.5.18 or later

  ```sh
  composer require joomla/joomla-cms:^1.5.18
  ```


## Affected products

- joomla/joomla-cms (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=1.5,fixed=1.5.18

## Identifiers

- CVE-2010-1649
- GHSA-fj57-vhrc-73r7

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