CVE-2023-23752 (GCVE-0-2023-23752)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-02-16 16:25 – Updated: 2026-02-26 05:05
VLAI CISA KEV
Title
[20230201] - Core - Improper access check in webservice endpoints
Summary
An issue was discovered in Joomla! 4.0.0 through 4.2.7. An improper access check allows unauthorized access to webservice endpoints.
Severity
5.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: active Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • ACL
  • CWE-284 - Improper Access Control
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Joomla! Project Joomla! CMS Affected: 4.0.0-4.2.7
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    cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Date Public
2023-02-16 16:00
Credits
Zewei Zhang from NSFOCUS TIANJI Lab
CISA KEV
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: 58e76622-8247-4ae3-ba02-cd75ea890d86

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2023-23752

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2024-01-08 00:00 UTC

Exploited: Yes

Timestamps
First Seen: 2024-01-08
Asserted: 2024-01-08
Scope
Notes: KEV entry: Joomla! Improper Access Control Vulnerability | Affected: Joomla! / Joomla! | Description: Joomla! contains an improper access control vulnerability that allows unauthorized access to webservice endpoints. | Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. | Due date: 2024-01-29 | Known ransomware campaign use (KEV): Unknown | Notes (KEV): 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
Evidence

Type: Vendor Report

Signal: Successful Exploitation

Confidence: 80%

Source: cisa-kev

Details
Cwes CWE-284
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Product Joomla!
Due Date 2024-01-29
Date Added 2024-01-08
Vendorproject Joomla!
Vulnerabilityname Joomla! Improper Access Control Vulnerability
Knownransomwarecampaignuse Unknown
References
Created: 2026-02-02 12:26 UTC | Updated: 2026-02-06 07:17 UTC
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