Network Security, Patch/Configuration Management, Vulnerability Management

Newest Joomla! release eliminates information disclosure flaws

September 21, 2017

The Joomla! Project this week released version 3.8 of its open-source content management system, which fixes two information disclosure vulnerabilities.

The first of these bugs, designated CVE-2017-14596, resides in the LDAP authentication plug-in, and affects versions 1.5.0 through 3.7.5. According to a Joomla! Developer Network advisory, the medium-severity flaw consists of inadequate escaping in the plugin, which can result in the disclosure of usernames and passwords.

The second vulnerability, designated CVE-2017-14595, is a low-severity issue that affects CMS versions 3.7.0 through 3.7.5. Another Joomla! advisory describes the problem as a logic bug in a SQL query that "could lead to the disclosure of article intro texts when these articles are in the archived state."

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Bradley Barth

As director of multimedia content strategy at CyberRisk Alliance, Bradley Barth develops content for online conferences, webcasts, podcasts video/multimedia projects — often serving as moderator or host. For nearly six years, he wrote and reported for SC Media as deputy editor and, before that, senior reporter. He was previously a program executive with the tech-focused PR firm Voxus. Past journalistic experience includes stints as business editor at Executive Technology, a staff writer at New York Sportscene and a freelance journalist covering travel and entertainment. In his spare time, Bradley also writes screenplays.