VulnerabilityAnalyzed
CVE-2023-23752
Joomla! Improper Access Control Vulnerability
KEVMEDIUM 5.3EPSS 99.8%
Does this matter?
Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 29 January 2024). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.
Description
An issue was discovered in Joomla! 4.0.0 through 4.2.7. An improper access check allows unauthorized access to webservice endpoints.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 99.83% probability · 100th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Listed 8 January 2024 · due 29 January 2024
- Weakness
- CWE-284
- Affected
- joomla/joomla\!
- Source
- security@joomla.org
CISA notes
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/894-20230201-core-improper-access-check-in-webservice-endpoints.html; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-23752
References
- https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/894-20230201-core-improper-access-check-in-webservice-endpoints.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/894-20230201-core-improper-access-check-in-webservice-endpoints.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-23752US Government Resource
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.