CVE-2018-11328

low-risk
Published 2018-05-22

An issue was discovered in Joomla! Core before 3.8.8. Under specific circumstances (a redirect issued with a URI containing a username and password when the Location: header cannot be used), a lack of escaping the user-info component of the URI could result in an XSS vulnerability.

Do I need to act?

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0.06% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low 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
4
CVSS 4.7/10 Medium
NETWORK / HIGH complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Joomla

References (6)

Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104269
Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040966
Vendor Advisory https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/736-20180508-core-possible-xss-atta...
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104269
Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040966
Vendor Advisory https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/736-20180508-core-possible-xss-atta...
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low-risk
Severity 15/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal