Is CVE-2012-2901 being actively exploited?

CVE-2012-2901 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-2901?

CVE-2012-2901 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2012-2901

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3EPSS 1.1%EU EUVD

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Profile List in the Joomla Content Editor (JCE) component before 2.1 for Joomla! allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the search parameter to administrator/index.php.

Key facts

CVSS score: 4.3 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-79
EPSS score: 1.1% (67th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2012-2881)
Published: May 21, 2012
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-2881 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

joomla / joomla!
ryan demmer / joomla content editor
ryan demmer / joomla content editor

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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