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title: "[20191002] - Core - Path Disclosure in phpuft8 mapping files"
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url: "https://www.joomlalondon.co.uk/official-joomla-announcements/20191002-core-path-disclosure-in-phpuft8-mapping-files"
date: "2026-09-09T17:08:56+00:00"
language: "en-GB"
---

#  \[20191002\] - Core - Path Disclosure in phpuft8 mapping files

- **Project:** Joomla!
- **SubProject:** CMS
- **Impact:** Low
- **Severity:** Low
- **Versions:** 3.6.0 - 3.9.12
- **Exploit type:** Path Disclosure
- **Reported Date:** 2019-November-01
- **Fixed Date:** 2019-November-05
- **CVE Number:** [CVE-2019-18674](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-18674)

### Description

Missing access check in the phputf8 mapping files could lead to an path disclosure.

### Affected Installs

Joomla! CMS versions 3.6.0 - 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:** Phil TaylorRead more  [http://feeds.joomla.org/~r/JoomlaSecurityNews/~3/Zi-lVuM4KoY/795-20191002-core-path-disclosure-in-phpuft8-mapping-files.html](http://feeds.joomla.org/~r/JoomlaSecurityNews/~3/Zi-lVuM4KoY/795-20191002-core-path-disclosure-in-phpuft8-mapping-files.html "[20191002] - Core - Path Disclosure in phpuft8 map")

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