CVE-2018-11325

Q: How do I fix CVE-2018-11325?

Upgrade joomla\! to 3.8.8 or later.

Q: Is CVE-2018-11325 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2018-11325 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 3.2% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 87% of all scored CVEs.

Q: How severe is CVE-2018-11325?

CVE-2018-11325 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8, rated critical. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

Q: What does CVE-2018-11325 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for joomla\! (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

CRITICALEPSS 87th pctl

9.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

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.

CWE-209

How to fix

Remediation Available

joomla\!NVD

Affected:< 3.8.8Fixed in:3.8.8CVE-2018-11325derived from NVD

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

3.23%probability of exploitation in 30 days

87thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 87% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

developer.joomla.org

Third-Party Advisory2

Related Vulnerabilities

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CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2024-29059	High	7.5	99%	KEV	-
CVE-2021-22145	Medium	6.5	76%	-	-
CVE-2010-3332	Medium	6.4	67%	-	-
CVE-2025-62168	Critical	10.0	63%	-	Fix
CVE-2025-47813	Medium	4.3	61%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2013-7331	Medium	6.5	58%	KEV	-

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2018-11325?

Upgrade joomla\! to 3.8.8 or later.

Is CVE-2018-11325 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2018-11325 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 3.2% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 87% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2018-11325?

CVE-2018-11325 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8, rated critical. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2018-11325 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for joomla\! (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.