CVE-2017-11364

Description

The CMS installer in Joomla! before 3.7.4 does not verify a user's ownership of a webspace, which allows remote authenticated users to gain control of the target application by leveraging Certificate Transparency logs.

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.14%
Vendor Advisory joomla.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://twitter.com/hanno/status/890281330906247168 third party advisory
https://media.defcon.org/DEF%20CON%2025/DEF%20CON%2025%20presentations/DEFCON-25-Hanno-Boeck-Abusing-Certificate-Transparency-Logs.pdf third party advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039015 vdb entry third party advisory
https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/700-20170704-core-installer-lack-of-ownership-verification.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-11364?
CVE-2017-11364 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-11364?
To fix CVE-2017-11364, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2017-11364 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2017-11364 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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