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Joomla! Core Multiple Vulnerabilities (2.5.0 - 3.8.12)

Description

Joomla! Core is prone to multiple vulnerabilities, including security bypass and cross-site request forgery vulnerabilities. Exploiting these issues could allow an attacker to bypass intended access restrictions and perform otherwise restricted actions, or to perform certain administrative actions and gain unauthorized access to the affected application. Joomla! Core versions ranging from 2.5.0 and up to and including 3.8.12 are vulnerable.

Remediation

Update to Joomla! Core version 3.8.13 or latest

References

https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/751-20181001-core-hardening-com-contact-contact-form.html

https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/755-20181005-core-csrf-hardening-in-com-installer.html

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Severity

High

Classification

CVE-2018-17858 CVE-2018-17859 CWE-264 CWE-352 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Tags

Missing Update

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