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

References

CVE-2018-17856

Related Vulnerabilities

Joomla! Core 3.x.x Multiple Vulnerabilities (3.0.0 - 3.10.6)

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WordPress Plugin Users Ultra SQL Injection (1.5.15)

Moodle Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls Vulnerability (CVE-2014-7832)

Joomla! Core 1.5.x Cross-Site Scripting (1.5.0 - 1.5.9)

Severity

High

Classification

CVE-2018-17856 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Tags

Missing Update Known Vulnerabilities