CVE-2026-97165 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Joomla Extension - svenbluege.de - Reflected XSS and open redirect in Event Gallery extension < 6.5.0 - The “return” parameter is base64-decoded and written to the “Back” link without being validated.

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction Passive

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact Low

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact Low

Vulnerable System Availability Impact Low

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

svenbluege.de

Event Gallery for Joomla

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`1.0.0-6.0.0`	affected	—

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Advisories

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Fixes

Solution

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Workaround

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References

Link	Providers
https://www.svenbluege.de/

History

Sun, 27 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		Joomla Extension - svenbluege.de - Reflected XSS and open redirect in Event Gallery extension < 6.5.0 - The “return” parameter is base64-decoded and written to the “Back” link without being validated.
Title		Joomla Extension - svenbluege.de - Reflected XSS and open redirect in Event Gallery extension < 6.5.0
Weaknesses		CWE-601 CWE-79
References		https://www.svenbluege.de/
Metrics		cvssV4_0 `{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}`

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Joomla

Published: 2026-09-27T11:44:38.823Z

Updated: 2026-09-27T11:44:38.823Z

Reserved: 2026-09-24T04:35:50.608Z

Link: CVE-2026-97165

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-27T12:17:12.127

Modified: 2026-09-27T12:17:12.127

Link: CVE-2026-97165

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

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