CVE-2017-14596
In Joomla! before 3.8.0, inadequate escaping in the LDAP authentication plugin can result in a disclosure of a username and password.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (6.88%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
In Joomla! before 3.8.0, inadequate escaping in the LDAP authentication plugin can result in a disclosure of a username and password.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 6.88% probability · 94th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-90
- Affected
- joomla/joomla\!
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 5.2% on 21 September 2026 to 6.9% on 27 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100898Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039407Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://blog.ripstech.com/2017/joomla-takeover-in-20-seconds-with-ldap-injection-cve-2017-14596/Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
- https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/711-20170902-core-ldap-information-disclosureVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100898Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039407Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://blog.ripstech.com/2017/joomla-takeover-in-20-seconds-with-ldap-injection-cve-2017-14596/Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
- https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/711-20170902-core-ldap-information-disclosureVendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.