vulnerability
Joomla!: [20181004] - Core - ACL Violation in com_users for the admin verification (CVE-2018-17855)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Oct 9, 2018 | Oct 10, 2018 | Aug 11, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Oct 9, 2018
Added
Oct 10, 2018
Modified
Aug 11, 2025
Description
An issue was discovered in Joomla! before 3.8.13. If an attacker gets access to the mail account of an user who can approve admin verifications in the registration process, he can activate himself.
Solution
joomla-upgrade-3_8_13
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