Security advisory

{
  "id": "314ecc0852c349a37054b214b325795c9831ba432e16f2d332240ead2e0f9040",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-11891",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2020-11891",
    "summary": "An issue was discovered in Joomla! before 3.9.17. Incorrect ACL checks in the access level section of com_users allow the unauthorized editing of usergroups.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2020-11891",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "medium",
    "structured": {
      "id": "CVE-2020-11891",
      "aliases": [
        "BIT-joomla-2020-11891",
        "CVE-2020-11891"
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "repo": "https://github.com/joomla/joomla-cms",
              "type": "GIT",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "28aef911901979246d398f0580c436c87dfec59d"
                },
                {
                  "fixed": "7b010b41500bc916273ea82c0ba58bd57a1fe4ce"
                }
              ],
              "database_specific": {
                "extracted_events": [
                  {
                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\\!:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "range": [
                      {
                        "introduced": "3.8.8"
                      },
                      {
                        "fixed": "3.9.17"
                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "CPE_RANGE"
                  }
                ]
              }
            }
          ],
          "versions": [
            "3.9.17-rc",
            "3.9.16",
            "3.9.15",
            "3.9.15-rc",
            "3.9.16-rc",
            "3.9.14",
            "3.9.14-rc",
            "3.9.13",
            "3.9.12",
            "3.9.13-rc2",
            "3.9.13-rc",
            "3.9.12-rc",
            "3.9.11",
            "3.9.10",
            "3.9.8",
            "3.9.11-rc",
            "3.9.9",
            "3.9.6",
            "3.9.5",
            "3.9.9-rc",
            "3.9.4",
            "3.9.3",
            "3.9.7",
            "3.9.7-rc",
            "3.9.2-rc",
            "3.9.1",
            "3.9.6-rc2",
            "3.9.6-rc",
            "3.9.0",
            "3.9.0-rc",
            "3.9.0-beta4",
            "3.9.5-rc",
            "3.9.4-rc",
            "3.8.11",
            "3.9.3-rc",
            "3.9.2",
            "3.8.8",
            "3.9.1-rc",
            "3.9.0-rc2",
            "3.8.12",
            "3.9.0-beta3",
            "3.9.0-beta2",
            "3.9.0-beta",
            "3.8.12-rc",
            "3.8.11-rc",
            "3.8.10",
            "3.8.9",
            "3.8.9-rc",
            "issues-241-257"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2020-11891.json"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-24T10:30:19.812440066Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/809-20200401-core-incorrect-access-control-in-com-users-access-level-editing-function.html"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {}
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2020-11891",
        "evidence": "/id"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 430114,
  "published_at": "2020-04-21T17:15:12.757+00:00"
}