VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-16634
In Joomla! before 3.8.2, a bug allowed third parties to bypass a user's 2-factor authentication method.
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 4.40%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.40%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
In Joomla! before 3.8.2, a bug allowed third parties to bypass a user's 2-factor authentication method.
- 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
- 4.40% probability · 91th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-287
- Affected
- joomla/joomla\!
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101701Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039757Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/713-20171102-core-2-factor-authentication-bypassPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101701Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039757Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/713-20171102-core-2-factor-authentication-bypassPatch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.