PT-2018-10485 · Joomla · Joomla! Core

Kai Zhao + 1 · Published 2018-05-22 · Updated 2022-05-14 · CVE-2018-11326

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

4.8

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Joomla! Core versions 3.0.0 through 3.8.7

Description The issue is related to inadequate input filtering, which leads to multiple XSS vulnerabilities. The default filtering settings could potentially allow users of the default Administrator user group to perform an XSS attack.

Recommendations For versions 3.0.0 through 3.8.7, update to version 3.8.8 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the default Administrator user group privileges to minimize the risk of exploitation. Additionally, review and adjust the input filtering settings to prevent XSS attacks.

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-11326

GHSA-G3M5-VVJ7-XRWV

Affected Products

Joomla! Core

References · 10

• https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/733-20180505-core-xss-vulnerabilities-additional-hadering.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-11326 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-11326 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-g3m5-vvj7-xrwv · Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/joomla/joomla-cms · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/104270 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1040966 · Note
• https://web.archive.org/web/20210124173032/http://securityfocus.com/bid/104270 · Note
• https://web.archive.org/web/20211129145422/http://securitytracker.com/id/1040966 · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-11326 · Note