Number: AV17-071
Date: 18 May 2017
Purpose
Joomla! has released a new version that contains security fixes to address vulnerabilities in Joomla!
Assessment
Joomla! has released version 3.7.1 of its web content management system that contains a security fix to address a critical vulnerability .
Versions affected: Joomla! 3.7.0 and earlier
CVE Reference: CVE-2017-8917
Suggested action
CCIRC recommends that owner/operators test and deploy the vendor released updates or workarounds to affected platforms accordingly
References
https://www.joomla.org/announcements/release-news/5705-joomla-3-7-1-release.html