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CVE-2018-11322

23
FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-11322 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting Joomla! Core versions prior to 3.8.8. It allows for arbitrary code execution (CWE-434) where, depending on server configuration, PHAR files can be misinterpreted as executable PHP scripts by the web server. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.5, indicating a high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, with a network attack vector and high attack complexity. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit modules in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 3.8.8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.5HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.6
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.76%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
75.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0176 is in the 72nd percentile among its peer group of 1,162 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

developer.joomla.org / security-centre/730-20180502-core-add-phar-files-to-the-upload-blacklist.html
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/104272
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1040966
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry