• Project: Joomla!
• SubProject: CMS
• Impact: High
• Severity: Low
• Versions: 1.5.0 through 3.8.11
• Exploit type: Malicious file upload
• Reported Date: 2018-August-23
• Fixed Date: 2018-August-28
• CVE Number: CVE-2018-15882

Description

Inadequate checks in the InputFilter class could allow specifically prepared PHAR files to pass the upload filter.

Affected Installs

Joomla! CMS versions 1.5.0 through 3.8.11

Solution

Upgrade to version 3.8.12

Contact

The JSST at the Joomla! Security Centre.