What is CVE-2019-10946?

CVE-2019-10946 is a high-severity vulnerability in Joomla Joomla\!, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2019-04-10.

How severe is CVE-2019-10946?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Joomla Joomla\!

CVE-2019-10946

An issue was discovered in Joomla! before 3.9.5. The "refresh list of helpsites" endpoint of com_users lacks access checks, allowing calls from unauthenticated users.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.011 (62.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Joomla Joomla\!
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-306 — Missing Authentication for Critical Function

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-10946?: CVE-2019-10946 is a high-severity vulnerability in Joomla Joomla\!, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2019-04-10.
How severe is CVE-2019-10946?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.