CVE-2018-17857 is a medium-severity access level violation vulnerability affecting Joomla! versions prior to 3.8.13. The flaw stems from inadequate checks within the tags search fields, potentially allowing an authenticated attacker to bypass intended access restrictions. While the vulnerability could lead to unauthorized information disclosure (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N), there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding it.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 3.1.0, < 3.8.13CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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