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title: "[20191001] - Core - CSRF in com_template overrides view"
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#  \[20191001\] - Core - CSRF in com\_template overrides view

- **Project:** Joomla!
- **SubProject:** CMS
- **Impact:** High
- **Severity:** Low
- **Versions:** 3.2.0-3.9.12
- **Exploit type:** CSRF
- **Reported Date:** 2019-October-10
- **Fixed Date:** 2019-November-05
- **CVE Number:** [CVE-2019-18650](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-18650)

### Description

A missing token check in com\_template causes a CSRF vulnerability.

### Affected Installs

Joomla! CMS versions 3.2.0 - 3.9.12

### Solution

Upgrade to version 3.9.13

### Contact

The JSST at the [Joomla! Security Centre](https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre.html "Contact the JSST").

**Reported By:** Lee ThaoRead more  [http://feeds.joomla.org/~r/JoomlaSecurityNews/~3/LaIC5kOPGB0/794-20191001-core-csrf-in-com-template-overrides-view.html](http://feeds.joomla.org/~r/JoomlaSecurityNews/~3/LaIC5kOPGB0/794-20191001-core-csrf-in-com-template-overrides-view.html "[20191001] - Core - CSRF in com_template overrides")

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