CVE-2017-16633
In Joomla! before 3.8.2, a logic bug in com_fields exposed read-only information about a site's...
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2017-16633- CVSS 3.0
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2017-16633- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-7820 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2017-7820- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3crr-vpcf-qqqv
In Joomla! before 3.8.2, a logic bug in com_fields exposed read-only information about a site's...
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.
- Record
GHSA-3crr-vpcf-qqqv- CVSS 3.0
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
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.
- Record
CVE-2017-16633- CVSS 3.0
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-16633 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Joomla Joomla\!, published November 9, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.70%, the 77th percentile. No source names a fixed version.