CVE-2018-11322

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2018-05-22 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-434

Description

An issue was discovered in Joomla! Core before 3.8.8. Depending on the server configuration, PHAR files might be handled as executable PHP scripts by the webserver.

Affected products

Joomla!: before 3.8.8 — fixed in 3.8.8

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Joomla! 3.8.8. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104272
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040966
https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/730-20180502-core-add-phar-files-to-the-upload-blacklist.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104272
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040966
https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/730-20180502-core-add-phar-files-to-the-upload-blacklist.html

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