PT-2018-10484 · Joomla · Joomla! Core

Sascha Egerer · Published 2018-05-22 · Updated 2019-10-03 · CVE-2018-11325

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

9.8

Critical

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Joomla! Core versions prior to 3.8.8

Description An issue was discovered where the web install application would autofill password fields after a form validation error or navigating to a previous install step, and display the plaintext password for the administrator account at the confirmation screen.

Recommendations For versions prior to 3.8.8, update to version 3.8.8 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-209

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-11325

Affected Products

Joomla! Core

References · 6

• https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/732-20180504-core-installer-leaks-plain-text-password-to-local-user.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-11325 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-11325 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1040966 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/104278 · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-11325 · Note