What is CVE-2017-8057?

CVE-2017-8057 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Joomla Joomla\!, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2017-04-25.

How severe is CVE-2017-8057?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Information disclosure in Joomla Joomla\!

CVE-2017-8057

In Joomla! 3.4.0 through 3.6.5 (fixed in 3.7.0), multiple files caused full path disclosures on systems with enabled error reporting.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

Published 2017-04-25 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.011 (65.1th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 65th percentile — 65.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Joomla Joomla\! — versions 3.4.0, 3.4.1, 3.4.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

References

developer.joomla.org/security-centre/690-20170408-core-information-disclosure.h… (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/98028 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-8057?: CVE-2017-8057 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Joomla Joomla\!, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2017-04-25.
How severe is CVE-2017-8057?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.