MEDIUM
In Joomla! 1.6.0 through 3.6.5 (fixed in 3.7.0), inadequate filtering of form contents allows overwriting the author of an article
Published Apr 25, 2017
5.3
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.00%
Description
In Joomla! 1.6.0 through 3.6.5 (fixed in 3.7.0), inadequate filtering of form contents allows overwriting the author of an article.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 1.5.16
- 1.5.17
- 1.5.18
- 1.5.19
- 1.5.20
- 1.5.21
- 1.5.22
- 1.5.23
- 1.5.24
- 1.5.25
- 1.5.26
- 1.6.0
- 1.6.1
- 1.6.2
- 1.6.3
- 1.6.4
- 1.6.5
- 1.6.6
- 1.7.0
- 1.7.1
- 1.7.2
- 1.7.3
- 1.7.4
- 1.7.5
- 2.5.0
- 2.5.1
- 2.5.2
- 2.5.3
- 2.5.4
- 2.5.5
- 2.5.6
- 2.5.7
- 2.5.8
- 2.5.9
- 2.5.10
- 2.5.11
- 2.5.12
- 2.5.13
- 2.5.14
- 2.5.15
- 2.5.16
- 2.5.17
- 2.5.18
- 2.5.19
- 2.5.20
- 2.5.21
- 2.5.22
- 2.5.23
- 2.5.24
- 2.5.25
- 2.5.26
- 2.5.27
- 2.5.28
- 3.0.0
- 3.0.1
- 3.0.2
- 3.1.0
- 3.1.1
- 3.1.2
- 3.1.3
- 3.1.4
- 3.1.5
- 3.1.6
- 3.2.0
- 3.2.1
- 3.2.2
- 3.2.3
- 3.2.4
- 3.3.0
- 3.3.1
- 3.3.2
- 3.3.3
- 3.3.4
- 3.3.5
- 3.4.0
- 3.4.0
- 3.4.0
- 3.4.0
- 3.4.0
- 3.4.0
- 3.4.1
- 3.4.1
- 3.4.1
- 3.4.2
- 3.4.2
- 3.4.3
- 3.4.4
- 3.4.5
- 3.4.6
- 3.4.7
- 3.4.8
- 3.4.8
- 3.5.0
- 3.5.0
- 3.5.0
- 3.5.0
- 3.5.0
- 3.5.0
- 3.5.0
- 3.5.0
- 3.5.0
- 3.5.0
- 3.5.1
- 3.5.1
- 3.6.0
- 3.6.0
- 3.6.0
- 3.6.0
- 3.6.0
- 3.6.0
- 3.6.1
- 3.6.1
- 3.6.1
- 3.6.2
- 3.6.3
- 3.6.3
- 3.6.3
- 3.6.3
- 3.6.4
- 3.6.5
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
5.3 MEDIUM NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Low
Availability Impact None
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.00% 0.00998
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00998
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.00% (0.00998) | 61.40th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 1.00% (0.00998) | 61.24th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00067) | 29.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 17, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00067) | 29.45th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.10% (0.00095) | 38.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.62% (0.00624) | 17.80th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.62% (0.00624) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (2)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98022 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/688-20170406-core-acl-violations x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98022 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/688-20170406-core-acl-violations | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Apr 25, 2017
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Apr 20, 2017
Link CVE-2017-7988
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a