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.

EPSS: 0.010 (59.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Joomla Joomla\! — versions 1.5.16, 1.5.17, 1.5.18
N/a — versions n/a

References

cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, 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.