CVE-2018-11325

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    CVE-2018-11325

    Published: 22 May 2018Last Modified: 8 Jul 2026

    Summary:

    Details: An issue was discovered in Joomla! Core before 3.8.8. The web install application would autofill password fields after either a form validation error or navigating to a previous install step, and display the plaintext password for the administrator account at the confirmation screen.

    References: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104278, http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040966, https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/732-20180504-core-installer-leaks-plain-text-password-to-local-user.html

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name:

    Purl:

    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -28aef911901979246d398f0580c436c87dfec59d

    Affected versions

    3.8.7
    3.8.6
    3.8.4
    3.8.8-rc
    3.8.7-rc
    3.8.6-rc1
    3.8.3
    3.8.3-rc
    3.8.5
    3.8.5-rc
    3.8.4-rc2
    3.8.4-rc
    3.8.2
    3.8.1
    3.8.0
    3.8.2-rc
    3.8.1-rc
    3.8.0-rc1
    3.8.0-beta2
    3.8.0-beta4
    3.8.0-beta1
    3.8.0-beta3

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High