CVE-2018-11325

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 3.2% 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-209

Description

An issue was discovered in Joomla! Core before 3.8.8. The web install application would autofill password fields after either a form validation error or navigating to a previous install step, and display the plaintext password for the administrator account at the confirmation screen.

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/104278
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040966
https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/732-20180504-core-installer-leaks-plain-text-password-to-local-user.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104278
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040966
https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/732-20180504-core-installer-leaks-plain-text-password-to-local-user.html

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