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CVE-2017-16634
In Joomla! before 3.8.2, a bug allowed third parties to bypass a user's 2-factor authentication method.
Published 8 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
9.8
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
4.4%
percentile 91%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
In Joomla! before 3.8.2, a bug allowed third parties to bypass a user's 2-factor authentication method.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
4.40% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-287 Improper Authentication
References
- securityfocus.com /bid/101701 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
- developer.joomla.org /security-centre/713-20171102-core-2-factor-authentication-bypass · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- securitytracker.com /id/1039757 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2017-16634
- NVD: CVE-2017-16634
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