High severity · published May 22, 2018
CVE-2018-11323
An issue was discovered in Joomla! Core before 3.8.8
8.8
CVSS
2.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An issue was discovered in Joomla! Core before 3.8.8. Inadequate checks allowed users to modify the access levels of user groups with higher permissions.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.7% · higher than 86% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
JO
Joomla · Joomla
before 3.8.8 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-11323
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-11323
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104276
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040966
Vendor Advisory
https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/729-20180501-core-acl-violation-in-access-levels.html
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