CVE-2018-15881

Description

An issue was discovered in Joomla! before 3.8.12. Inadequate checks regarding disabled fields can lead to an ACL violation.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 3.0 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.15%

Vendor Advisory joomla.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105161	vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041913	vdb entry third party advisory
https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/745-20180803-core-acl-violation-in-custom-fields.html	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-15881?: CVE-2018-15881 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-15881?: To fix CVE-2018-15881, 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-2018-15881 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2018-15881 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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