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CVE-2018-17856

An issue was discovered in Joomla! before 3.8.13. com_joomlaupdate allows the execution of arbitrary code. The default ACL config enabled the ability of Administrator-level users to access com_joomlaupdate and trigger code execution.

Published

2018-10-09T21:29:00.670

Last Modified

2024-11-21T03:55:03.880

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 7.2 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: SINGLE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

8.0

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	joomla	joomla\!	< 3.8.13	Yes

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105559 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041914 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/752-20181002-core-inadequate-default-access-level-for-com-joomlaupdate.html Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105559 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041914 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/752-20181002-core-inadequate-default-access-level-for-com-joomlaupdate.html Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)