7.2

CVE-2018-17856: joomla joomla\!

CVSS: 7.2v3.0HighModified
Published 09-10-2018Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-17856 is a high (CVSS 7.2) vulnerability in joomla joomla\!. EPSS estimates a 2.69% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 85.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
29/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.2/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
2.69%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 09-10-2018
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

An issue was discovered in Joomla! before 3.8.13. com_joomlaupdate allows the execution of arbitrary code. The default ACL config enabled the ability of Administrator-level users to access com_joomlaupdate and trigger code execution.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

2.69%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

86%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 2.69% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
2.69%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Joomla1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

3 links