What is CVE-2020-11890?

CVE-2020-11890 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Joomla Joomla\!, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2020-04-21.

How severe is CVE-2020-11890?

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

Is CVE-2020-11890 known to be exploited?

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

Improper input validation in Joomla Joomla\!

CVE-2020-11890

An issue was discovered in Joomla! before 3.9.17. Improper input validations in the usergroup table class could lead to a broken ACL configuration.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.028 (84.8th 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:N/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Joomla Joomla\!
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-11890?: CVE-2020-11890 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Joomla Joomla\!, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2020-04-21.
How severe is CVE-2020-11890?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-11890 known to be exploited?: 28 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.