CVE-2018-12712

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    CVE-2018-12712

    Published: 26 Jun 2018Last Modified: 8 Jul 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: 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

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name:

    Purl:

    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- d53146a31d303a10b8cc4fa78a6fb16770ae50e7
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    3.8.8
    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