Code injection in Joomla! - CVE-2018-11321
Published: May 22, 2018 / Updated: May 23, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU12981
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-11321
CWE-ID: CWE-94
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Joomla!
Affected software:
Joomla!
Joomla!
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to inject and execute arbitrary code.
The vulnerability exists due to improper validation of user-supplied data in com_fields core component. A remote authenticated attacker with privileges to create custom fields can inject an unvalidated option.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-11321
Upgrade to version 3.8.8.