Description
The password and username reset features created plain http links for https connections if the "Force SSL" flag wasn't explicitly set.
Affected products
joomla: joomla\!
References1
- developer.joomla.org/security-centre/1050-20260518-core-transpo… Vendor Advisory
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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9.8
CRITICAL
Score source: CNA
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 17 · as of 14 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-319
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