An issue was discovered in Joomla! Core before 3.8.8
Published May 22, 2018
4.7
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.33%
Description
An issue was discovered in Joomla! Core before 3.8.8. Under specific circumstances (a redirect issued with a URI containing a username and password when the Location: header cannot be used), a lack of escaping the user-info component of the URI could result in an XSS vulnerability.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.33% (0.01333) | 70.10th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 1.36% (0.01361) | 70.49th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.47% (0.00468) | 75.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.47% (0.00468) | 74.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 13, 2023 | 0.47% (0.00468) | 72.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.92% (0.00918) | 80.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.34% (0.01336) | 83.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 36.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 16.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.83% (0.00833) | 24.58th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.83% (0.00833) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (3)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104269 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040966 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/736-20180508-core-possible-xss-attack-in-the-redirect-method.html x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104269 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040966 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/736-20180508-core-possible-xss-attack-in-the-redirect-method.html | x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.