7.5

CVE-2024-40748: [20250102] - Core - XSS vector in the id attribute of menu lists

Analyzed
Published 07-01-2025Last modified 08-01-2025

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-40748 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in joomla! project joomla! cms. EPSS estimates a 0.43% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 35.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
30/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.43%
0%100%
Low · +0.01 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 07-01-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 08-01-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Lack of output escaping in the id attribute of menu lists.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.43%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

36%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

Increase +0.01 pp

From 0.42% on 22-09-2026

22-09-202622-10-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Joomla1 product
  • joomla\!≥ 3.9.0, < 3.10.20 | ≥ 4.0.0, < 4.4.10 | ≥ 5.0.0, < 5.2.3
Joomla! project1 product

2 vendors · 2 products

References

1 links