CVE-2018-17856
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 3%
Description
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.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
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/752-20181002-core-inadequate-default-access-level-for-com-joomlaupdate.htmlQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfo
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