What is CVE-2018-11323?

CVE-2018-11323 is a high-severity vulnerability in Joomla Joomla\!, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-05-22.

How severe is CVE-2018-11323?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Privilege escalation in Joomla Joomla\!

CVE-2018-11323

An issue was discovered in Joomla! Core before 3.8.8. Inadequate checks allowed users to modify the access levels of user groups with higher permissions.

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

EPSS: 0.027 (84.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Joomla Joomla\!
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-11323?: CVE-2018-11323 is a high-severity vulnerability in Joomla Joomla\!, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-05-22.
How severe is CVE-2018-11323?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.