What is CVE-2019-18674?

CVE-2019-18674 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Joomla Joomla\!, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2019-11-06.

How severe is CVE-2019-18674?

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

Is CVE-2019-18674 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Auth bypass in Joomla Joomla\!

CVE-2019-18674

An issue was discovered in Joomla! before 3.9.13. A missing access check in the phputf8 mapping files could lead to a path disclosure.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.011 (62.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Joomla Joomla\!
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

Public proof-of-concept exploits

schokokeksorg/freewvs

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-18674?: CVE-2019-18674 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Joomla Joomla\!, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2019-11-06.
How severe is CVE-2019-18674?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-18674 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.