CVE-2020-10238
An issue was discovered in Joomla! before 3.9.16. Various actions in com_templates lack the...
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2020-10238- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-668
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2020-10238- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-2693 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2020-2693- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qhrv-2pp5-3xf6 No score
An issue was discovered in Joomla! before 3.9.16. Various actions in com_templates lack the...
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.
- Record
GHSA-qhrv-2pp5-3xf6- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
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.
- Record
CVE-2020-10238- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-joomla-2020-10238 No score
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.
- Record
BIT-joomla-2020-10238- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
joomlaBitnami |
2.5.0 up to 3.9.16 | 3.9.16 |
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | HoangKien1020/CVE-2020-10238 | 2020-03-05 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-10238 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Joomla Joomla\!, published March 16, 2020. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.86%, the 92nd percentile. Fixed in joomla 3.9.16.