Joomla · Joomla! · CVE-2018-12712
**Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions**
Joomla! versions 2.5.0 through 3.8.8
**Description**
An issue was discovered where the autoload code checks classnames to be valid using the `class exists` function in PHP. In PHP 5.3, this function validates invalid names as valid, which can result in a Local File Inclusion.
**Recommendations**
For Joomla! versions 2.5.0 through 3.8.8, update to version 3.8.9 or later to resolve the issue.