Security restrictions bypass in Joomla! - CVE-2018-17855
Published: October 11, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU15316
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-17855
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Joomla!
Affected software:
Joomla!
Joomla!
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to ACL violation in com_users for the admin verification. A remote attacker can get access to the mail account of an user who can approve admin verifications in the registration process and activate himself.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-17855
Update to version 3.8.13.