CVE-2025-54296Network attack vector

Stored browser script execution via undisclosed input handling

Published Jul 23, 2025 · Updated Jul 24, 2025

Stored XSS in the mooj.org ProFiles component for Joomla 1.0 through 1.5.0 allows remote authenticated users to execute script in a victim's browser. The CNA and vendor reference do not identify the affected field, storage path, rendering context, or missing neutralization operation. Exploitation requires high privileges and active interaction by another user; successful script execution can read or alter data available to that user's browser session.

CVSS severity7.0
High
EPSS probability0.24%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Stored XSS in the mooj.org ProFiles component for Joomla 1.0 through 1.5.0 allows remote authenticated users to execute script in a victim's browser. The CNA and vendor reference do not identify the affected field, storage path, rendering context, or missing neutralization operation. Exploitation requires high privileges and active interaction by another user; successful script execution can read or alter data available to that user's browser session.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-54296
Published
Jul 23, 2025
Updated
Jul 24, 2025
Vendor
mooj.org
Product
ProFiles component for Joomla
Classifications
CWE-79, T1189
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jul 23, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jul 24, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=1.0-1.5.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

mooj.org · ProFiles component for Joomlaversion=1.0-1.5.0

Published CVSS scores

7.0Joomla! ProjectCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:H/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
T1189Drive-by Compromise

Public exploit references

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