High severity · published Mar 16, 2020
CVE-2020-10238
An issue was discovered in Joomla! before 3.9.16
7.5
CVSS
4.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An issue was discovered in Joomla! before 3.9.16. Various actions in com_templates lack the required ACL checks, leading to various potential attack vectors.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)4.9% · higher than 92% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
JO
Joomla · Joomla
2.5.0 before 3.9.16 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-10238
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-10238
Vendor Advisory
https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/804-20200303-core-incorrect-access-control-in-com-templates
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