SB2018081605 - Privilege escalation in jcomments component for Joomla!
Published: August 16, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018081605
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Improper input validation (CVE-ID: N/A)
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The weakness exists due to inadequate input validation of object_group parameter. A local attacker can gain elevated privileges and include arbitrary local file.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.