{"id":"CVE-2023-23752","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2023-23752","generatedAt":"2026-10-31T11:45:20.569Z","title":"Joomla! Improper Access Control Vulnerability","description":"An issue was discovered in Joomla! 4.0.0 through 4.2.7. An improper access check allows unauthorized access to webservice endpoints.","published":"2023-02-16T17:15:11.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T05:37:51.000Z","status":"Analyzed","sourceIdentifier":"security@joomla.org","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":5.3,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N"},"cwe":["CWE-284"],"affected":["joomla/joomla\\!"],"epss":{"score":0.99809,"percentile":0.99958,"date":"2026-10-30","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":true,"dateAdded":"2024-01-08","dueDate":"2024-01-29","knownRansomwareCampaignUse":"Unknown","notes":"Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.\nhttps://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/894-20230201-core-improper-access-check-in-webservice-endpoints.html;  https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-23752"},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2023-04-08","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":51334,"kind":"exploit","title":"Joomla! v4.2.8 - Unauthenticated information disclosure","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51334","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/php/webapps/51334.py","file":"exploits/php/webapps/51334.py","published":"2023-04-08","added":"2023-04-08","updated":"2023-04-13","author":"Alexandre ZANNI","type":"webapps","platform":"php","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-2023-23752"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"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."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/894-20230201-core-improper-access-check-in-webservice-endpoints.html","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"security@joomla.org"},{"url":"https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/894-20230201-core-improper-access-check-in-webservice-endpoints.html","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-23752","tags":["US Government Resource"],"source":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-23752","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}