CVE-2020-10238 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

An issue was discovered in Joomla! before 3.9.16. Various actions in com_templates lack the required ACL checks, leading to various potential attack vectors.

Published: 2020-03-16

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 5.6% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

Analysis and contextual insights are available on OpenCVE Cloud.

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

No data.

No data available yet.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

Additional remediation guidance may be available on OpenCVE Cloud.

Tracking

Sign in to view the affected projects.

Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-2693	An issue was discovered in Joomla! before 3.9.16. Various actions in com_templates lack the required ACL checks, leading to various potential attack vectors.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.05591.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/804-20200303-core-incorrect-access-control-in-com-templates

History

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.02823}`	epss `{'score': 0.03125}`

Subscriptions

Joomla Joomla\!

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2020-03-16T15:44:48.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-04T10:58:40.370Z

Reserved: 2020-03-09T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2020-10238

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-03-16T16:15:13.203

Modified: 2026-06-17T02:47:32.663

Link: CVE-2020-10238

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-668
Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere

{"containers": {"cna": {"affected": [{"product": "n/a", "vendor": "n/a", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "version": "n/a"}]}], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "An issue was discovered in Joomla! before 3.9.16. Various actions in com_templates lack the required ACL checks, leading to various potential attack vectors."}], "problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"description": "n/a", "lang": "en", "type": "text"}]}], "providerMetadata": {"dateUpdated": "2020-03-16T15:44:48.000Z", "orgId": "8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca", "shortName": "mitre"}, "references": [{"tags": ["x_refsource_MISC"], "url": "https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/804-20200303-core-incorrect-access-control-in-com-templates"}], "x_legacyV4Record": {"CVE_data_meta": {"ASSIGNER": "cve@mitre.org", "ID": "CVE-2020-10238", "STATE": "PUBLIC"}, "affects": {"vendor": {"vendor_data": [{"product": {"product_data": [{"product_name": "n/a", "version": {"version_data": [{"version_value": "n/a"}]}}]}, "vendor_name": "n/a"}]}}, "data_format": "MITRE", "data_type": "CVE", "data_version": "4.0", "description": {"description_data": [{"lang": "eng", "value": "An issue was discovered in Joomla! before 3.9.16. Various actions in com_templates lack the required ACL checks, leading to various potential attack vectors."}]}, "problemtype": {"problemtype_data": [{"description": [{"lang": "eng", "value": "n/a"}]}]}, "references": {"reference_data": [{"name": "https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/804-20200303-core-incorrect-access-control-in-com-templates", "refsource": "MISC", "url": "https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/804-20200303-core-incorrect-access-control-in-com-templates"}]}}}, "adp": [{"providerMetadata": {"orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "shortName": "CVE", "dateUpdated": "2024-08-04T10:58:40.370Z"}, "title": "CVE Program Container", "references": [{"tags": ["x_refsource_MISC", "x_transferred"], "url": "https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/804-20200303-core-incorrect-access-control-in-com-templates"}]}]}, "cveMetadata": {"assignerOrgId": "8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca", "assignerShortName": "mitre", "cveId": "CVE-2020-10238", "datePublished": "2020-03-16T15:44:48.000Z", "dateReserved": "2020-03-09T00:00:00.000Z", "dateUpdated": "2024-08-04T10:58:40.370Z", "state": "PUBLISHED"}, "dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.1"}

{"affected": [{"affectedData": [{"product": "n/a", "vendor": "n/a", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "version": "n/a"}]}], "source": "cve@mitre.org"}], "configurations": [{"nodes": [{"cpeMatch": [{"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\\!:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "EE059ECA-5B34-42FC-8D9F-98C39F747652", "versionEndExcluding": "3.9.16", "versionStartIncluding": "2.5.0", "vulnerable": true}], "negate": false, "operator": "OR"}]}], "cveTags": [], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "An issue was discovered in Joomla! before 3.9.16. Various actions in com_templates lack the required ACL checks, leading to various potential attack vectors."}, {"lang": "es", "value": "Se detect\u00f3 un problema en Joomla! versiones anteriores a 3.9.16. Varias acciones en la funci\u00f3n com_templates carecen de las comprobaciones de la ACL requeridas, conllevando a varios vectores de ataque potenciales."}], "id": "CVE-2020-10238", "lastModified": "2026-06-17T02:47:32.663", "metrics": {"cvssMetricV2": [{"acInsufInfo": false, "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "cvssData": {"accessComplexity": "LOW", "accessVector": "NETWORK", "authentication": "NONE", "availabilityImpact": "NONE", "baseScore": 5.0, "confidentialityImpact": "PARTIAL", "integrityImpact": "NONE", "vectorString": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N", "version": "2.0"}, "exploitabilityScore": 10.0, "impactScore": 2.9, "obtainAllPrivilege": false, "obtainOtherPrivilege": false, "obtainUserPrivilege": false, "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary", "userInteractionRequired": false}], "cvssMetricV31": [{"cvssData": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "NETWORK", "availabilityImpact": "NONE", "baseScore": 7.5, "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH", "integrityImpact": "NONE", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "NONE", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N", "version": "3.1"}, "exploitabilityScore": 3.9, "impactScore": 3.6, "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}]}, "published": "2020-03-16T16:15:13.203", "references": [{"source": "cve@mitre.org", "tags": ["Vendor Advisory"], "url": "https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/804-20200303-core-incorrect-access-control-in-com-templates"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Vendor Advisory"], "url": "https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/804-20200303-core-incorrect-access-control-in-com-templates"}], "sourceIdentifier": "cve@mitre.org", "vulnStatus": "Modified", "weaknesses": [{"description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-668"}], "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}]}