Skip to main content

Joomla CVE-2024-27185

CRITICAL
HTTP Request/Response Smuggling (CWE-444)
2024-08-20 security@joomla.org
9.1
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: joomla
View

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A06:2025 - Insecure Design
ASVS 5.0
V4 - API and Web Service HTTP request consistency
Impact

CVSS score of 9.1 (CRITICAL). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction not required.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

A remote attacker could manipulate HTTP request interpretation between frontend and backend servers by sending crafted requests to the affected application. No authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability.

Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Why: CRITICAL severity.
No patch listed yet 0.4% exploitation probability (EPSS)

Get an e-mail when this CVE is exploited, patched or re-scored. Free account.

Alert me

AnalysisAI

The pagination class includes arbitrary parameters in links, leading to cache poisoning attack vectors. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.1), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Enforce strict HTTP parsing, normalize requests at proxy layer, use HTTP/2 end-to-end, reject ambiguous headers.

Affects your stack

Find out whether the stacks and servers you run are on an affected version.

Checking this CVE against your own stacks and servers is part of the Basic plan and up.

Technical ContextAI · show details

This vulnerability is classified as HTTP Request/Response Smuggling (CWE-444), which allows attackers to manipulate HTTP request interpretation between frontend and backend servers. The pagination class includes arbitrary parameters in links, leading to cache poisoning attack vectors. Affected products include: Joomla Joomla\!.

Know when Joomla gets its next vulnerability

  • Watch products and get an email when something new is published
  • Check this CVE against your own stack and servers
  • Exploit and PoC references, threat intelligence from 22 sources

No credit card · 7-day full trial

Severity by source

Vendor (joomla) PRIMARY 9.1 CRITICAL
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Primary rating from Vendor (joomla) · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorVendor: joomla

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
High

DescriptionCVE.org

The pagination class includes arbitrary parameters in links, leading to cache poisoning attack vectors.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 64% exploitable
Data Quality
2 sources
Confidence: Low

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity CRITICAL
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.4%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
CRITICAL severity
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
Yes
Human Impact· derived
Medium

Priority Score

46
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +46
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

HTTP request smuggling exploits inconsistencies in how front-end and back-end servers parse HTTP message boundaries.

Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.

Affected Products (CPE)CVE.org

cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:*:*:*:*:elts:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

More in Joomla

View all
CVE-2016-10033 CRITICAL POC
9.8 Dec 30

The mailSend function in the isMail transport in PHPMailer before 5.2.18 might allow remote attackers to pass extra para

CVE-2017-8917 CRITICAL POC
9.8 May 17

SQL injection vulnerability in Joomla!. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable,

CVE-2016-10045 CRITICAL POC
9.8 Dec 30

The isMail transport in PHPMailer before 5.2.20 might allow remote attackers to pass extra parameters to the mail comman

CVE-2015-8562 HIGH POC
7.5 Dec 16

Joomla!. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public explo

CVE-2015-7297 HIGH POC
7.5 Oct 29

SQL injection vulnerability in Joomla!. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low

CVE-2016-8869 CRITICAL POC
9.8 Nov 04

The register method in the UsersModelRegistration class in controllers/user.php in the Users component in Joomla!. Rated

CVE-2016-8870 HIGH POC
8.1 Nov 04

The register method in the UsersModelRegistration class in controllers/user.php in the Users component in Joomla!. Rated

CVE-2015-7857 HIGH POC
7.5 Oct 29

SQL injection vulnerability in the getListQuery function in administrator/components/com_contenthistory/models/history.p

CVE-2015-7858 HIGH POC
7.5 Oct 29

SQL injection vulnerability in Joomla!. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low

CVE-2013-5576 MEDIUM POC
6.8 Oct 09

administrator/components/com_media/helpers/media.php in the media manager in Joomla!. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.8),

CVE-2014-7228 HIGH POC
7.5 Nov 03

Akeeba Restore (restore.php), as used in Joomla!. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploit

CVE-2014-7981 HIGH POC
7.5 Oct 08

SQL injection vulnerability in Joomla!. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low

This site uses cookies essential for authentication and security. No tracking or analytics cookies are used. Privacy Policy