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  • Project: Joomla!
  • SubProject: CMS
  • Impact: Moderate
  • Severity: Low
  • Versions: 1.5.0 through 3.8.12
  • Exploit type: ACL Violation
  • Reported Date: 2017-December-27
  • Fixed Date: 2018-October-02
  • CVE Number: CVE-2018-17855

Description

In case that an attacker gets access to the mail account of an user who can approve admin verifications in the registration process he can activate himself.

Affected Installs

Joomla! CMS versions 1.5.0 through 3.8.12

Solution

Upgrade to version 3.8.13

Contact

The JSST at the Joomla! Security Centre.

Reported By: Paul Freeman

  • Project: Joomla!
  • SubProject: CMS
  • Impact: Moderate
  • Severity: Low
  • Versions: 3.1.0 through 3.8.12
  • Exploit type: ACL Violation
  • Reported Date: 2018-June-20
  • Fixed Date: 2018-October-02
  • CVE Number: CVE-2018-17857

Description

Inadequate checks on the tags search fields can lead to an access level violation.

Affected Installs

Joomla! CMS versions 3.1.0 through 3.8.12

Solution

Upgrade to version 3.8.13

Contact

The JSST at the Joomla! Security Centre.

Reported By: Андрей Капитанов

  • Project: Joomla!
  • SubProject: CMS
  • Impact: High
  • Severity: Low
  • Versions: 2.5.4 through 3.8.12
  • Exploit type: Object Injection
  • Reported Date: 2018-June-21
  • Fixed Date: 2018-October-02
  • CVE Number: CVE-2018-17856

Description

Joomla’s com_joomlaupdate allows the execution of arbitrary code. The default ACL config enabled access of Administrator-level users to access com_joomlaupdate and trigger a code execution.

Affected Installs

Joomla! CMS versions 2.5.4 through 3.8.12

Solution

Upgrade to version 3.8.13

Contact

The JSST at the Joomla! Security Centre.

Reported By: Codesafescan