Joomla! Improper Access Control Vulnerability

Summary

CVECVE-2023-23752
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2023-02-16 17:15:00 UTC
Updated2024-01-09 02:00:00 UTC
DescriptionAn issue was discovered in Joomla! 4.0.0 through 4.2.7. An improper access check allows unauthorized access to webservice endpoints.

Risk And Classification

EPSS: 0.945200000 probability, percentile 1.000000000 (date 2026-04-21)

CISA KEV: Listed on 2024-01-08; due 2024-01-29; ransomware use Unknown

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

VendorJoomla!
ProductJoomla!
NameJoomla! Improper Access Control Vulnerability
Required ActionApply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Noteshttps://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/894-20230201-core-improper-access-check-in-webservice-endpoints.html; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-23752

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Joomla Joomla! All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[20230201] - Core - Improper access check in webservice endpoints MISC developer.joomla.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog CISA www.cisa.gov kev

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 150651 Joomla! Core Webservice Endpoints Improper access control Vulnerability (CVE-2023-23752)
  • 730735 Joomla Webservice Endpoints Improper Access Control Vulnerability
  • 730964 Joomla Information Disclosure Vulnerability (20230201)
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