CVE-2023-23752: medium-severity vulnerability in Joomla! CMS
[20230201] - Core - Improper access check in webservice endpoints
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100Vexday Risk Score
Patch now. It under exploitation confirmed by CISA and has a working public exploit.
ssvc Actcvss 5.3epss 100%
from disclosure to weapon2 days
Published on NVDFeb 16
1st PoC+2d
metasploitFeb 1
CISA KEV+326d
Action required by CISAfederal deadline: 2024-01-29
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
In short
Joomla versions 4.0.0 through 4.2.7 have a flaw that fails to properly check user permissions on webservice endpoints, allowing unauthorized people to access them. This can expose sensitive data or allow attackers to perform unintended actions.
Technical detail
An improper access control vulnerability in Joomla webservice endpoints (CWE-284) permits unauthenticated or low-privileged attackers to bypass authorization checks and access protected API endpoints. The vulnerability affects versions 4.0.0 through 4.2.7; exploitation requires network access to the webservice endpoints with no additional authentication pre-conditions in certain cases.
Summary generated and translated by AI from the official description.
The full analysis of this CVE is available in Portuguese →
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/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Affected products
Joomla! Project · Joomla! CMSpublic PoCs found — 114✓ VexDay Proof
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