VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2018-6378
Core before 3.8.8, inadequate filtering of file and folder names leads to various XSS attack vectors in the media manager.
MEDIUM 6.1EPSS 1.39%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.39%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
In Joomla! Core before 3.8.8, inadequate filtering of file and folder names leads to various XSS attack vectors in the media manager.
- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.39% probability · 72th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Affected
- joomla/joomla\!
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 1.4% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104268Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040966Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/737-20180509-core-xss-vulnerability-in-the-media-manager.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104268Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040966Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/737-20180509-core-xss-vulnerability-in-the-media-manager.htmlVendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.