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: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD 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.
History

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.02156}

epss

{'score': 0.01882}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

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

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

Link: CVE-2018-12712

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

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

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

Link: CVE-2018-12712

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses