CVE-2018-12712 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

An issue was discovered in Joomla! 2.5.0 through 3.8.8 before 3.8.9. The autoload code checks classnames to be valid, using the "class_exists" function in PHP. In PHP 5.3, this function validates invalid names as valid, which can result in a Local File Inclusion.

Published: 2018-06-26

Score: 8.8 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2018-4665	An issue was discovered in Joomla! 2.5.0 through 3.8.8 before 3.8.9. The autoload code checks classnames to be valid, using the "class_exists" function in PHP. In PHP 5.3, this function validates invalid names as valid, which can result in a Local File Inclusion.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00966.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104566
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041245
https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/741-20180601-core-local-file-inclusion-with-php-5-3

History

Mon, 14 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.02156}`	epss `{'score': 0.01882}`

Subscriptions

Joomla Joomla\!

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2018-06-26T19:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T08:45:02.065Z

Reserved: 2018-06-24T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2018-12712

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-06-26T19:29:00.297

Modified: 2024-11-21T03:45:43.253

Link: CVE-2018-12712

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-20

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