{
    "id": "CVE-2017-14596",
    "published": "2017-09-20 18:29:01",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-17 01:06:27",
    "cvss_score": "9.8",
    "cvss_severity": "CRITICAL",
    "cvss_version": "3.0",
    "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
    "cwe": "CWE-90",
    "description": "In Joomla! before 3.8.0, inadequate escaping in the LDAP authentication plugin can result in a disclosure of a username and password.",
    "epss_score": "0.06878",
    "epss_percentile": "0.93874",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 0,
    "updated_at": "2026-10-05 18:17:15",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 3,
        "label": "In your normal cycle",
        "why": "Critical by CVSS (9.8), but no sign of active exploitation."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "joomla",
            "product": "joomla\\!"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100898",
        "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039407",
        "https://blog.ripstech.com/2017/joomla-takeover-in-20-seconds-with-ldap-injection-cve-2017-14596/",
        "https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/711-20170902-core-ldap-information-disclosure",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100898",
        "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039407",
        "https://blog.ripstech.com/2017/joomla-takeover-in-20-seconds-with-ldap-injection-cve-2017-14596/",
        "https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/711-20170902-core-ldap-information-disclosure"
    ]
}