{
  "affected": [
    {
      "ranges": [
        {
          "database_specific": {
            "versions": [
              {
                "introduced": "1.5.0"
              },
              {
                "last_affected": "3.6.5"
              }
            ]
          },
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "last_affected": "6a169d998767373c4e0d21ef37ad04d55d67998d"
            }
          ],
          "repo": "https://github.com/joomla/joomla-cms",
          "type": "GIT"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "details": "In Joomla! 1.5.0 through 3.6.5 (fixed in 3.7.0), inadequate filtering of multibyte characters leads to XSS vulnerabilities in various components.",
  "id": "CVE-2017-7985",
  "modified": "2026-04-01T23:07:46.448643324Z",
  "published": "2017-04-25T18:59:00.307Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://fortiguard.com/zeroday/FG-VD-17-108"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://fortiguard.com/zeroday/FG-VD-17-109"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98020"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038817"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://fortiguard.com/zeroday/FG-VD-17-107"
    },
    {
      "type": "FIX",
      "url": "https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/685-20170403-core-xss-vulnerability"
    }
  ],
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}