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.

Score

CVSS 3.0 7.2 High

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2018-10-09

Last modified

2024-08-05

Affected products

• Joomla! (Joomla)

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105559
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041914
• https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/752-20181002-core-inadequate-default-access-level-for-com-joomlaupdate.html