Medium severity · published Apr 25, 2017
CVE-2017-7988
In Joomla! 1.6.0 through 3.6.5 (fixed in 3.7.0), inadequate filtering of form contents allows overwriting the author of an article
5.3
CVSS
1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In Joomla! 1.6.0 through 3.6.5 (fixed in 3.7.0), inadequate filtering of form contents allows overwriting the author of an article.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.0% · higher than 63% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
JO
Joomla · Joomla
1.5.16; 1.5.17; 1.5.18; 1.5.19; 1.5.20; 1.5.21; +34 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7988
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-7988
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98022
Patch
https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/688-20170406-core-acl-violations
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