Security restrictions bypass in Joomla! - CVE-2018-15881
Published: August 29, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU14557
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-15881
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Joomla!
Affected software:
Joomla!
Joomla!
Detailed vulnerability description
The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions.
The vulnerability exists in custom fields due to inadequate checks regarding disabled fields. A remote attacker can supply specially crafted fields, bypass security restrictions and violate ACL in custom fields.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-15881
Update to version 3.8.12.