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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2021-26030

An issue was discovered in Joomla! 3.0.0 through 3.9.25. Inadequate escaping allowed XSS attacks using the logo parameter of the default templates on error page

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CVE-2021-26030
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1 Nov 2026, 06:24 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2021-26030

core-osv · Original source

Published 14 Apr 2021, 18:15 UTC

An issue was discovered in Joomla! 3.0.0 through 3.9.25. Inadequate escaping allowed XSS attacks using the logo parameter of the default templates on error page

osv:CVE-2021-26030
Complete source record
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      "modified": "2026-10-24T10:30:39.025890927Z",
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