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title: "[20190303] - Core - XSS in media form field"
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date: "2026-09-09T15:24:10+00:00"
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#  \[20190303\] - Core - XSS in media form field

- **Project:** Joomla!
- **SubProject:** CMS
- **Impact:** Low
- **Severity:** Low
- **Versions:** 3.0.0 through 3.9.3
- **Exploit type:** XSS
- **Reported Date:** 2019-February-25
- **Fixed Date:** 2019-March-12
- **CVE Number:** [CVE-2019-9714](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-9714)

### Description

The media form field lacks escaping, leading to a XSS vulnerability.

### Affected Installs

Joomla! CMS versions 3.2.0 through 3.9.3

### Solution

Upgrade to version 3.9.4

### Contact

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

**Reported By:** Fouad MaakorRead more  [http://feeds.joomla.org/~r/JoomlaSecurityNews/~3/-7y5ceiY85g/774-20190303-core-xss-in-media-form-field.html](http://feeds.joomla.org/~r/JoomlaSecurityNews/~3/-7y5ceiY85g/774-20190303-core-xss-in-media-form-field.html "[20190303] - Core - XSS in media form field")

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