#VU12980 Race condition in Joomla! - CVE-2018-11324
Published: May 22, 2018 / Updated: May 23, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU12980
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-11324
CWE-ID: CWE-362
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Joomla!
Joomla!
Software vendor:
Joomla!
Joomla!
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform session fixation attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition, related to background process when destroying user's session. A remote attacker can create a race condition that and re-use victim's session identifier.
Remediation
Update to version 3.8.8.