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CVE-2018-6378

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-6378 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Joomla! Core versions prior to 3.8.8, stemming from inadequate filtering of file and folder names within the media manager. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) can be exploited via a network-based attack requiring user interaction, potentially leading to information disclosure and integrity issues. Despite its potential impact, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

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

6.1MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
2.7
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.41%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
70.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0141 is in the 82nd percentile among its peer group of 26,236 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 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/737-20180509-core-xss-vulnerability-in-the-media-manager.html
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/104268
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1040966
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry