# CVE-2013-5583: Joomla! Cross-site Scripting vulnerability

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2013-5583-joomla-cross-site-scripting-vulnerability  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-05-17  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2013-5583 · Severity: medium · CVSS 4 · Published 2022-05-17

Joomla! Cross-site Scripting vulnerability

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-2013-5583 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2013-5583 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2013-5583?** Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 4, published 17 May 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** joomla/joomla-cms (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=3.1.6.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2013-5583?** Yes. joomla/joomla-cms (Packagist): upgrade to 3.1.6 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2013-5583?** 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 3.1.6 or later

  ```sh
  composer require joomla/joomla-cms:^3.1.6
  ```


## Affected products

- joomla/joomla-cms (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=3.1.6

## Identifiers

- CVE-2013-5583
- GHSA-5xmg-w578-gq5j

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