CVE-2018-12712

An issue was discovered in Joomla! 2.5.0 through 3.8.8 before 3.8.9. The autoload code checks classnames to be valid, using the "class_exists" function in PHP. In PHP 5.3, this function validates invalid names as valid, which can result in a Local File Inclusion.

Score

CVSS 3.0 8.8 High

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2018-06-26

Last modified

2024-08-05

Weaknesses

CWE-20

Affected products

• Joomla! (Joomla)

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104566
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041245
• https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/741-20180601-core-local-file-inclusion-with-php-5-3