CVE-2018-11328 json
An issue was discovered in Joomla!
published 2018-05-22 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2018-3365
- cvss
- 4.7
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.3%
- EPSS 1.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 70%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- joomla joomla! 3.8.8
Exploit prediction
1.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 70% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 4.7 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 2.6 | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
References
-
developer.joomla.org
/security-centre/736-20180508-core-possible-xss-attack-in-the-redirect-method.html
vendor-advisory
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/104269
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
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securitytracker.com
/id/1040966
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2018-11328
- NVD CVE-2018-11328
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