Information disclosure in Joomla! - CVE-2018-11325
Published: May 23, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU12983
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-11325
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Joomla!
Affected software:
Joomla!
Joomla!
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to administrator's password.
The vulnerability exists due to the web install application automatically fills-in password fields after either a form validation error or navigating to a previous install step, and displays the plain text password for the administrator account at the confirmation screen.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-11325
Update to version 3.8.8.