- Project: Joomla!
- SubProject: CMS
- Impact: Moderate
- Severity: Low
- Versions: 1.5.0 through 3.8.12
- Exploit type: ACL Violation
- Reported Date: 2017-December-27
- Fixed Date: 2018-October-02
- CVE Number: CVE-2018-17855
Description
In case that an attacker gets access to the mail account of an user who can approve admin verifications in the registration process he can activate himself.
Affected Installs
Joomla! CMS versions 1.5.0 through 3.8.12
Solution
Upgrade to version 3.8.13
Contact
The JSST at the Joomla! Security Centre.
Reported By: Paul Freeman