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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2018-15882

An issue was discovered in Joomla! before 3.8.12. Inadequate checks in the InputFilter class could allow specifically prepared phar files to pass the upload filter.

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CVE-2018-15882
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1 Nov 2026, 04:40 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2018-15882

core-osv · Original source

Published 29 Aug 2018, 03:29 UTC

An issue was discovered in Joomla! before 3.8.12. Inadequate checks in the InputFilter class could allow specifically prepared phar files to pass the upload filter.

osv:CVE-2018-15882
Complete source record
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  "method": "structured",
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      "modified": "2026-10-24T10:30:21.552751256Z",
      "provider": "osv",
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        "https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/743-20180801-core-hardening-the-inputfilter-for-phar-stubs.html"
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
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  "published_at": "2018-08-29T03:29:00.617+00:00"
}