CVE-2025-63083: Joomla! CMS · Cross-site Scripting
Affects Joomla! CMSSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.9 Medium.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 10:12 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 11% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:UExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 6 Jan 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Joomla! ProjectJoomla! CMS | Affected
| Fixed in– |
Packagistjoomla/joomla-cmspkg:composer/joomla/joomla-cmsOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
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AI-suggested
- Monitor Joomla! Project official channels for security patches addressing CVE-2025-63083 and apply updates promptly once available.
- In the interim, restrict access to the pagebreak plugin functionality to only trusted, high-privilege users to minimize exploitation risk.
- Implement strict input validation and output encoding on all user-supplied data, especially within custom extensions or templates interacting with the pagebreak plugin.
- Deploy Web Application Firewalls (WAFs) with custom rules to detect and block suspicious script injection patterns targeting Joomla! CMS pages.
- Conduct regular security audits and penetration testing focusing on XSS vectors in Joomla! installations.
- Educate administrators and users about phishing and social engineering risks associated with XSS attacks.
- Review and enforce the principle of least privilege for Joomla! user roles to limit the number of users with high privileges required for exploitation.
- Consider isolating Joomla! CMS instances in segmented network zones to reduce lateral movement if compromise occurs.
Description
Lack of output escaping leads to a XSS vector in the pagebreak plugin.