What is CVE-2018-17857?

CVE-2018-17857 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Joomla Joomla\!, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2018-10-09.

How severe is CVE-2018-17857?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Joomla Joomla\!

CVE-2018-17857

An issue was discovered in Joomla! before 3.8.13. Inadequate checks on the tags search fields can lead to an access level violation.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.012 (64.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Joomla Joomla\!
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-863 — Incorrect Authorization

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-17857?: CVE-2018-17857 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Joomla Joomla\!, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2018-10-09.
How severe is CVE-2018-17857?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.