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Joomla! Core - [20260916] - Core - XSS filter bypass in InputFilter via whitespace characters in HTML data URIs in Joomla 1.5.0-5.4.8, 6.0.0-6.1.3

Type: advisorySources: OSV

Joomla! Core - [20260916] - Core - XSS filter bypass in InputFilter via whitespace characters in HTML data URIs in Joomla 1.5.0-5.4.8, 6.0.0-6.1.3 - The cleanAttribute method removes HTML data URIs, however injected whitespaces characters could circumvent that cleanup, causing an XSS vector.

Products
joomla
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
5.4.8, 6.1.3
CVEs
CVE-2026-92232
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
28 Oct 2026, 04:14 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

Joomla! Core - [20260916] - Core - XSS filter bypass in InputFilter via whitespace characters in HTML data URIs in Joomla 1.5.0-5.4.8, 6.0.0-6.1.3

core-osv · Original source

Published 7 Oct 2026, 11:45 UTC

Joomla! Core - [20260916] - Core - XSS filter bypass in InputFilter via whitespace characters in HTML data URIs in Joomla 1.5.0-5.4.8, 6.0.0-6.1.3 - The cleanAttribute method removes HTML data URIs, however injected whitespaces characters could circumvent that cleanup, causing an XSS vector.

osv:BIT-joomla-2026-92232

joomla

Fixed versions: 5.4.8, 6.1.3

Complete source record
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  "id": "45b36b9ce9bdb1c1eff9d7d85ec5e64579f4228749d1e7fc1a0ca71a23fb3ea5",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/BIT-joomla-2026-92232",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "Joomla! Core - [20260916] - Core - XSS filter bypass in InputFilter via whitespace characters in HTML data URIs in Joomla 1.5.0-5.4.8, 6.0.0-6.1.3",
    "summary": "Joomla! Core - [20260916] - Core - XSS filter bypass in InputFilter via whitespace characters in HTML data URIs in Joomla 1.5.0-5.4.8, 6.0.0-6.1.3 - The cleanAttribute method removes HTML data URIs, however injected whitespaces characters could circumvent that cleanup, causing an XSS vector.",
    "evidence": "osv:BIT-joomla-2026-92232",
    "products": [
      {
        "name": {
          "value": "joomla",
          "evidence": "/affected/0/package/name"
        },
        "prerequisites": [],
        "fixed_versions": [
          {
            "value": "5.4.8",
            "evidence": "/affected/0/ranges"
          },
          {
            "value": "6.1.3",
            "evidence": "/affected/0/ranges"
          }
        ],
        "affected_versions": []
      }
    ],
    "severity": "high",
    "structured": {
      "id": "BIT-joomla-2026-92232",
      "aliases": [
        "BIT-joomla-2026-92232",
        "CVE-2026-92232"
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "type": "SEMVER",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "1.5.0"
                },
                {
                  "fixed": "5.4.8"
                },
                {
                  "introduced": "6.0.0"
                },
                {
                  "fixed": "6.1.3"
                }
              ]
            }
          ],
          "package": {
            "name": "joomla",
            "purl": "pkg:bitnami/joomla",
            "ecosystem": "Bitnami"
          },
          "severity": [
            {
              "type": "CVSS_V4",
              "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X"
            }
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://github.com/bitnami/vulndb/tree/main/data/joomla/BIT-joomla-2026-92232.json"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-07T14:30:09.054685110Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/1096-20260916-core-xss-filter-bypass-in-inputfilter-via-whitespace-characters-in-html-data-uris.html",
        "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-92232",
        "https://www.joomla.org/"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {
        "cpes": [
          "cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla!:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"
        ],
        "severity": "High"
      }
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2026-92232",
        "evidence": "/aliases"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/database_specific/severity"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 95096,
  "published_at": "2026-10-07T11:45:51.485+00:00"
}