CVE-2018-6008
Arbitrary File Download exists in the Jtag Members Directory 5.3.7 component for Joomla! via the download_file parameter.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 36.8%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Arbitrary File Download exists in the Jtag Members Directory 5.3.7 component for Joomla! via the download_file parameter.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 36.82% probability · 98th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 28 January 2018
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Affected
- joomlatag/jtag members directory
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 17.7% on 21 September 2026 to 36.8% on 27 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/146137/Joomla-Jtag-Members-Directory-5.3.7-Arbitrary-File-Download.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43913/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/146137/Joomla-Jtag-Members-Directory-5.3.7-Arbitrary-File-Download.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43913/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.