THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2020-10239
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2020-10239

Joomla\! vulnerability

CVSS
8.8
EPSS
3.1%
EPSS pct
86th
Exploited
No known
An issue was discovered in Joomla! before 3.9.16. Incorrect Access Control in the SQL fieldtype of com_fields allows access for non-superadmin users.
Affected vendor
Joomla
Affected product
Joomla\!
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-863 — Incorrect Authorization
Published
2020-03-16

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring low privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality, high impact to integrity, high impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 3.1% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 86% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2020-10239

  • Confirm whether Joomla Joomla\! is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2020-10239.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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