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CVE-2020-11889 Details

Description

An issue was discovered in Joomla! before 3.9.17. Incorrect ACL checks in the access level section of com_users allow the unauthorized deletion of usergroups.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:5.3 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/811-20200403-core-incorrect-access-control-in-com-users-access-level-deletion-function	CVE	Vendor Advisory
https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/811-20200403-core-incorrect-access-control-in-com-users-access-level-deletion-function	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
NVD-CWE-noinfo	Insufficient Information to Classify Weakness	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
joomla joomla!	>= 2.5.0, < 3.9.17
CPE cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla!:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

5 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jul 21, 2021	CWE Remap	[email protected]
Apr 28, 2020	Initial Analysis	[email protected]