Sensitive information disclosure in Joomla! - CVE-2017-14596

Vulnerability identifier: #VU8539

CSH Severity: Medium

CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-14596

CWE-ID: CWE-200

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain user credentials.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input sanitization in the LDAP authentication plugin. A remote attacker can gain disclose usernames and passwords.

Joomla!

Update to version 3.8.0.

• https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre.html

• Multiple vulnerabilities in Joomla!