CVE-2020-10239 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

An issue was discovered in Joomla! before 3.9.16. Incorrect Access Control in the SQL fieldtype of com_fields allows access for non-superadmin users.

Published: 2020-03-16

Score: 8.8 High

EPSS: 3.1% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

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

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-2694	An issue was discovered in Joomla! before 3.9.16. Incorrect Access Control in the SQL fieldtype of com_fields allows access for non-superadmin users.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.03051.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/806-20200305-core-incorrect-access-control-in-com-fields-sql-field

History

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

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.01615}`	epss `{'score': 0.01791}`

Subscriptions

Joomla Joomla\!

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2020-03-16T15:45:49.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-04T10:58:39.470Z

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

Link: CVE-2020-10239

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-03-16T16:15:13.267

Modified: 2026-06-17T02:47:32.773

Link: CVE-2020-10239

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-863
Incorrect Authorization

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