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CVE-2023-23752
[20230201] - Core - Improper access check in webservice endpoints
Medium5.3Known exploitedEPSS 99.8%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- Joomla
Description
An issue was discovered in Joomla! 4.0.0 through 4.2.7. An improper access check allows unauthorized access to webservice endpoints.
Exploited in the wild
CISA lists this vulnerability in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog as Joomla! Improper Access Control Vulnerability.
- Added
- 8 Jan 2024
- Fix due (US federal)
- 29 Jan 2024
- Used by ransomware
- Not known
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA-ADPADP (enrichment) | 3.1 | Medium5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
| NVDNVD · Analyzed | 3.1 | Medium5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 99.8% · top 0.1% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: active · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: partial
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.3.
Weakness
Affected products
- affected 4.0.0-4.2.7
References (2)
Sources
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- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- CISA KEV catalog (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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