VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-11364
The CMS installer in Joomla! before 3.7.4 does not verify a user's ownership of a webspace, which allows remote authenticated users to gain control of the target application by leveraging Certificate Transparency logs.
HIGH 8.8EPSS 2.18%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.18%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The CMS installer in Joomla! before 3.7.4 does not verify a user's ownership of a webspace, which allows remote authenticated users to gain control of the target application by leveraging Certificate Transparency logs.
- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.18% probability · 81th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-295
- Affected
- joomla/joomla\!
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039015Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/700-20170704-core-installer-lack-of-ownership-verification.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://media.defcon.org/DEF%20CON%2025/DEF%20CON%2025%20presentations/DEFCON-25-Hanno-Boeck-Abusing-Certificate-Transparency-Logs.pdfThird Party Advisory
- https://twitter.com/hanno/status/890281330906247168Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039015Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/700-20170704-core-installer-lack-of-ownership-verification.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://media.defcon.org/DEF%20CON%2025/DEF%20CON%2025%20presentations/DEFCON-25-Hanno-Boeck-Abusing-Certificate-Transparency-Logs.pdfThird Party Advisory
- https://twitter.com/hanno/status/890281330906247168Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.