CVE-2011-2710

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Joomla! versions prior to 1.7.0

Description The issue allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML. This can be achieved through the URI to "includes/application.php", reachable through "index.php". Additionally, when using Internet Explorer or Konqueror, attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the searchword parameter in a search action to "index.php" in the com search component.

Recommendations For versions prior to 1.7.0, update to version 1.7.0 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the "includes/application.php" file and the searchword parameter in the com search component to minimize the risk of exploitation.