CVE-2017-14596

high-risk
Published 2017-09-20

In Joomla! before 3.8.0, inadequate escaping in the LDAP authentication plugin can result in a disclosure of a username and password.

Do I need to act?

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2.6% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
9
CVSS 9.8/10 Critical
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (20)

Affected Vendors

Joomla

References (8)

Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100898
Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039407
Exploit https://blog.ripstech.com/2017/joomla-takeover-in-20-seconds-with-ldap-injection...
Vendor Advisory https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/711-20170902-core-ldap-information-...
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100898
Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039407
Exploit https://blog.ripstech.com/2017/joomla-takeover-in-20-seconds-with-ldap-injection...
Vendor Advisory https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/711-20170902-core-ldap-information-...
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/ 100
high-risk
Severity 32/34 · Critical
Exploitability 6/34 · Minimal
Exposure 31/34 · Critical