Medium severity · published May 22, 2018
CVE-2018-11326
An issue was discovered in Joomla! Core before 3.8.8
4.8
CVSS
1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An issue was discovered in Joomla! Core before 3.8.8. Inadequate input filtering leads to a multiple XSS vulnerabilities. Additionally, the default filtering settings could potentially allow users of the default Administrator user group to perform a XSS attack.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.0% · higher than 64% 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-2018-11326
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-11326
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104270
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040966
Vendor Advisory
https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/733-20180505-core-xss-vulnerabilities-additional-hadering.html
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