FKIE_CVE-2017-16633

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2017-11-10 02:29 - Updated: 2026-06-17 01:09
Severity
4.3 (Medium) - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Summary
In Joomla! before 3.8.2, a logic bug in com_fields exposed read-only information about a site's custom fields to unauthorized users.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101702Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039757Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.orghttps://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/715-20171103-core-information-disclosure.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101702Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039757Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/715-20171103-core-information-disclosure.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
joomla joomla\! *
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T01:09:35.253",
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