XSS in Joomla Joomla\!
CVE-2018-11328
An issue was discovered in Joomla! Core before 3.8.8. Under specific circumstances (a redirect issued with a URI containing a username and password when the Location: header cannot be used), a lack of escaping the user-info component of the URI could result in an XSS vulnerability.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.013 (70.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 70th percentile — 70.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.014 · newest: 0.013 · change: -0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/104269 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- developer.joomla.org/security-centre/736-20180508-core-possible-xss-attack-in-t… (Vendor Advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1040966 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-11328?
- CVE-2018-11328 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Joomla Joomla\!, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.7/10. Published 2018-05-22.
- How severe is CVE-2018-11328?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.7 out of 10.