CVE-2018-17855
N/A
Published: October 9, 2018 at 09:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:46 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorJoomla!
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
An issue was discovered in Joomla! before 3.8.13. If an attacker gets access to the mail account of an user who can approve admin verifications in the registration process, he can activate himself.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (3)
VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105559VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041914x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/754-20181004-core-acl-violation-in-com-users-for-the-admin-verificationQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-269
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