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CVE-2018-15881

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2018-08-29 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

An issue was discovered in Joomla! before 3.8.12. Inadequate checks regarding disabled fields can lead to an ACL violation.

Affected products

• Joomla!: before 3.8.12 — fixed in 3.8.12

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Joomla! 3.8.12. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105161
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041913
• https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/745-20180803-core-acl-violation-in-custom-fields.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105161
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041913
• https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/745-20180803-core-acl-violation-in-custom-fields.html

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