Convert FormsApplication · Convert Forms Project
CVE-2024-40745
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedReflected Cross site scripting vulnerability in Convert Forms component for Joomla in versions before 4.4.8.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceReflected cross-site scripting vulnerability in Convert Forms Joomla component allows attackers to inject malicious scripts through unsanitized user input that gets reflected back to the victim, potentially stealing session cookies or performing actions on behalf of the user.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
Convert FormsApplication
>= 1.0.0, < 4.4.8CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- 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
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Locate Convert Forms component in JoomlaLog into Joomla Administrator panel, navigate to System > Manage > Extensions, and search for 'Convert Forms' in the component list. Alternatively, check the /administrator/components/ directory for the convertforms folder.Affected if Convert Forms extension is installed on the Joomla site
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Identify installed Convert Forms versionIn Joomla Administrator, go to Components > Convert Forms. The version number typically appears on the dashboard or in the component's about/info section. Alternatively, check the manifest file at /administrator/components/com_convertforms/convertforms.xml for the <version> tag.Affected if The displayed version falls within >= 1.0.0 and < 4.4.8
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Confirm component is publicly accessibleVerify that the Convert Forms component is published and accessible on the frontend by visiting a page that contains a Convert Forms form (typically URLs containing /index.php?option=com_convertforms or the form's published URL). The XSS is reflected, so the component must be accessible to trigger the vulnerability.Affected if Convert Forms forms are published and accessible to unauthenticated users on the site frontend
If Convert Forms is installed with a version between 1.0.0 and 4.4.7 inclusive and forms are accessible on the frontend, the environment is affected by CVE-2024-40745.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped4.4.8
Update Convert Forms component to version 4.4.8 or later which contains the patch for the XSS vulnerability.
4.4.8 or later
- 1. Back up your Joomla site and database before making any changes
- 2. Log in to the Joomla Administrator dashboard
- 3. Navigate to Extensions > Manage (or Extensions > Install in some Joomla versions)
- 4. Locate the Convert Forms extension in the list of installed extensions
- 5. Click the Update button next to Convert Forms to update to the latest version, or manually install version 4.4.8 or later
- 6. Verify the update was successful by checking the Convert Forms version in Extensions > Manage
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
Fix this in Convert Forms
Scoped from the published advisory
- Consultation2.0 h
- Implementation2.0 h
- Testing3.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-40745 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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