Sensitive information disclosure in Joomla! - #VU9121

 

Sensitive information disclosure in Joomla! - #VU9121

Published: November 7, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU9121
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Joomla!
Affected software:
Joomla!

Detailed vulnerability description

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.

The vulnerability is a result of the incomplete patch for Sensitive information disclosure vulnerability (CVE-2017-14596).

Remediation

Update to version 3.8.2.

Sources