Open Source Matters · Joomla! · CVE-2017-14596
**Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions**
Joomla! versions prior to 3.8.0
**Description**
The issue is related to inadequate escaping in the LDAP authentication plugin, which can result in the disclosure of a username and password.
**Recommendations**
For versions prior to 3.8.0, update to version 3.8.0 or later to resolve the issue.