Vulnerability in Joomla Joomla\!
CVE-2017-7988
In Joomla! 1.6.0 through 3.6.5 (fixed in 3.7.0), inadequate filtering of form contents allows overwriting the author of an article.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.010 (61.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 61st percentile — 61.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Joomla Joomla\! — versions 1.5.16, 1.5.17, 1.5.18
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/98022 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- developer.joomla.org/security-centre/688-20170406-core-acl-violations (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-7988?
- CVE-2017-7988 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Joomla Joomla\!. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2017-04-25.
- How severe is CVE-2017-7988?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.