Joomla! Core - [20260801] - Response header injection in download views in Joomla 3.0.0-5.4.7, 6.0.0-6.1.2

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-71572
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerJoomla
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-08-18 17:17:02 UTC
Updated2026-09-03 15:06:03 UTC
DescriptionJoomla! Core - [20260801] - Response header injection in download views in Joomla 3.0.0-5.4.7, 6.0.0-6.1.2 - Lack of output processing allowed a header injection in the multiple download views, leading to reflected file download / content-type confusion.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v4.0 4.8 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

EPSS: 0.001750000 probability, percentile 0.070490000 (date 2026-09-07)

Problem Types: CWE-93 | CWE-93 CWE-93: Improper Neutralization of CRLF Sequences ('CRLF Injection')

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
4.0[email protected]Secondary4.8MEDIUMCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/C...
4.0CNACVSS4.8MEDIUMCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:L/SA:N
3.1[email protected]Primary5.4MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

CVSS v4.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
Passive
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Sub Conf.
None
Sub Integrity
Low
Sub Availability
None

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Joomla Joomla! All All All All
Application Joomla Joomla! All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Joomla! Project Joomla! CMS affected 3.0.0-5.4.6 Not specified
CNA Joomla! Project Joomla! CMS affected 6.0.0-6.1.2 Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
www.joomla.org [email protected] www.joomla.org Product
developer.joomla.org/security-centre/1068-20260801-core-response-header-injection-... [email protected] developer.joomla.org Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

CNA: arib06 (en)

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