An issue was discovered in Joomla! before 3.8.13. com_joomlaupdate allows the execution of arbitrary code. The default ACL config enabled the ability of Administrator-level users to access com_joomlaupdate and trigger code execution.
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"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2023-07-21T18:11:26Z",
"nvd_published_at": "2018-10-09T21:29:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
}