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title: "[20190102] - Core - Stored XSS in com_contact"
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#  \[20190102\] - Core - Stored XSS in com\_contact

- **Project:** Joomla!
- **SubProject:** CMS
- **Impact:** Low
- **Severity:** Low
- **Versions:** 2.5.0 through 3.9.1
- **Exploit type:** XSS
- **Reported Date:** 2018-December-04
- **Fixed Date:** 2019-January-15
- **CVE Number:** [CVE-2019-6261](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-6261)

### Description

Inadequate escaping in com\_contact leads to a stored XSS vulnerability

### Affected Installs

Joomla! CMS versions 2.5.0 through 3.9.1

### Solution

Upgrade to version 3.9.2

### Contact

The JSST at the [Joomla! Security Centre](https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre.html "Contact the JSST").

**Reported By: Antonin Steinhauser**Read more  [http://feeds.joomla.org/~r/JoomlaSecurityNews/~3/KvEGzE5ieJg/761-20190102-core-stored-xss-in-com-contact.html](http://feeds.joomla.org/~r/JoomlaSecurityNews/~3/KvEGzE5ieJg/761-20190102-core-stored-xss-in-com-contact.html "[20190102] - Core - Stored XSS in com_contact")

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