{"cve":"CVE-2018-12712","nvd":{"published":"2018-06-26T19:29:00.297","modified":"2026-06-17T01:38:12.937","status":"Modified","description":"An issue was discovered in Joomla! 2.5.0 through 3.8.8 before 3.8.9. The autoload code checks classnames to be valid, using the \"class_exists\" function in PHP. In PHP 5.3, this function validates invalid names as valid, which can result in a Local File Inclusion.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.0","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":8.8},"cwes":["CWE-20"],"references":["http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104566","http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041245","https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/741-20180601-core-local-file-inclusion-with-php-5-3","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104566","http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041245"],"products":["joomla:joomla\\!"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:51:47.459859389+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2018-12712","score":0.0229,"percentile":0.83222,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}