CVEs / CVE-2023-23752

CVE-2023-23752: Joomla! Improper Access Control Vulnerability

Known exploited in the CISA KEV catalog since 8 Jan 2024
medium 5.3 CVSS 3.1 (NVD)
EPSS 99.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99% of CVEs (30 Oct 2026)
Last changed at its sources 24 Oct 2026

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Summary

Joomla! contains an improper access control vulnerability that allows unauthorized access to webservice endpoints.
CISA, Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

Description

An issue was discovered in Joomla! 4.0.0 through 4.2.7. An improper access check allows unauthorized access to webservice endpoints.
The CVE record, via NVD · published 16 Feb 2023 · NVD status: Analyzed

Affected and fixed versions

As stated by the CVE record (from the CNA)
Product	Affected	Fixed in
Joomla! Project Joomla! CMS	4.0.0-4.2.7	—
joomla joomla\!	from 4.0.0, up to and including 4.2.7	—

Exploitation

In CISA KEV since	8 Jan 2024
Due date for US federal agencies	29 Jan 2024
Used in ransomware campaigns	Unknown
Required action	Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Severity

CVSS 3.1	5.3 medium `CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N` Scored by NVD
Weakness	CWE-284

References

Sources

Exploitation status from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. EPSS scores from FIRST. Descriptions, severity and references from the National Vulnerability Database. Open-source package versions from OSV (CC-BY 4.0). Text is shown as each source states it; Stackurity does not edit it. Check the vendor's advisory before acting.

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