PT-2020-11994 · Open Source Matters · Joomla!

Hoang Kien · Published 2020-03-16 · Updated 2025-04-03 · CVE-2020-10238

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.5

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Joomla! versions prior to 3.9.16

Description An issue was discovered where various actions in com templates lack the required ACL checks, leading to potential attack vectors.

Recommendations For versions prior to 3.9.16, update to version 3.9.16 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the com templates component until a patch is applied.

Exploit

Fix

Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-668

Related Identifiers

BIT-JOOMLA-2020-10238

CVE-2020-10238

Affected Products

Joomla!

References · 6

• 🔥 https://github.com/HoangKien1020/CVE-2020-10238 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-10238 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-10238 · Security Note
• https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/804-20200303-core-incorrect-access-control-in-com-templates · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/BIT-joomla-2020-10238 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cvenotify/1752 · Telegram Post