Security advisory

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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-11323",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2018-11323",
    "summary": "An issue was discovered in Joomla! Core before 3.8.8. Inadequate checks allowed users to modify the access levels of user groups with higher permissions.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2018-11323",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "high",
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          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
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              "type": "GIT",
              "events": [
                {
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          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2018-11323.json"
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      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-24T10:30:52.155181755Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/729-20180501-core-acl-violation-in-access-levels.html"
      ],
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    },
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    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 437639,
  "published_at": "2018-05-22T15:29:00.323+00:00"
}