CVE-2015-7343

MEDIUM

JNews Joomla Component before 8.5.0 has XSS via the mailingsearch parameter.

Affects 1 product across 1 vendor.

CVSS 3.14.8
EPSS0.5%
Percentile44th
PatchUnknown
CVSS Vector — Plain English Remotely exploitable over the network, low complexity, high privileges required, requires user interaction, can impact systems beyond the vulnerable component, no availability impact.
CWE Weakness Definitions
CWE-79: Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

Attacker injects malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users, executing in the victim's browser context.

Related Attack Patterns (CAPEC)
CAPEC-85 AJAX Footprinting
via CWE-79
CAPEC-209 XSS Using MIME Type Mismatch
via CWE-79
CAPEC-588 DOM-Based XSS
via CWE-79
CAPEC-591 Reflected XSS
via CWE-79
CAPEC-592 Stored XSS
via CWE-79
Show all 6
via CWE-79

Mapping is CWE-to-CAPEC per MITRE CAPEC 3.9.

◆ AI Analysis — automated analysis, not human-reviewed

JNews Joomla Component before version 8.5.0 is vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) through the mailingsearch parameter, allowing attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users.

BSID: BS-2020-GLOBAL-251489-M • Model: /workspace/models/qwen2.5-coder-32b-instruct-bf16 • Confidence: HIGH

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Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2015-7343?
JNews Joomla Component before version 8.5.0 is vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) through the mailingsearch parameter, allowing attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2015-7343?
CVE-2015-7343 has CVSS 4.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N. EPSS: 0.5%.
Is CVE-2015-7343 actively exploited?
No confirmed active exploitation of CVE-2015-7343 as of 2026-05-30.
How do I remediate CVE-2015-7343?
Priority: MEDIUM.
What systems are affected by CVE-2015-7343?
CVE-2015-7343 affects Joobi Jnews.
Vulnerability Details
CVE IDCVE-2015-7343
BSIDBS-2020-GLOBAL-251489-M BreachSpider Global ID
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Published2020-03-09
Last Modified2024-11-21
ICS Relevance0%
Weakness (CWE)
Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
SourceNVD
Official Description

JNews Joomla Component before 8.5.0 has XSS via the mailingsearch parameter.

Source: NIST NVD / MITRE CVE Database

Attack Vector Analysis — CITED Relevance

An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by injecting malicious scripts into the mailingsearch parameter. When other users view the affected page, the scripts are executed in their browsers, potentially leading to unauthorized actions or data theft.

Exploitation Likelihood: MEDIUM

Affected Products
VendorProductAffected Versions
Joobi Jnews 8.3.1
Remediation

No official vendor advisory link on record. See the CVE record →

Threat Intelligence
● Threat Intelligence Validated: October 2026 | Threat Age: 2411 Days
CISA known-exploitedNot in KEV catalog
Public ExploitNot confirmed
PoC CodeNot confirmed
AI Enrichment Record — provenance & audit hash
Model/workspace/models/qwen2.5-coder-32b-instruct-bf16
ConfidenceHIGH
Enriched At2026-05-24
SHA-512 Audit Hash7e3a549a41d5e1a35ce25ea4a4fac077f2b166a0704df95883e409f481f92abab499091849129b0e3c8758e838474df5c3c58ae3c9a0241f7ab119ff0c449789
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