CSRF in Joomla! 4.0.0-4.2.6 PostInstall Msg Handling
CVE-2023-23750 Published on February 1, 2023
[20230101] - Core - CSRF within post-installation messages
An issue was discovered in Joomla! 4.0.0 through 4.2.6. A missing token check causes a CSRF vulnerability in the handling of post-installation messages.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2023-23750 is exploitable with network access, requires user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be low. considered to have a small impact on confidentiality and integrity and availability.
Weakness Type
What is a Session Riding Vulnerability?
The web application does not, or can not, sufficiently verify whether a well-formed, valid, consistent request was intentionally provided by the user who submitted the request. When a web server is designed to receive a request from a client without any mechanism for verifying that it was intentionally sent, then it might be possible for an attacker to trick a client into making an unintentional request to the web server which will be treated as an authentic request. This can be done via a URL, image load, XMLHttpRequest, etc. and can result in exposure of data or unintended code execution.
CVE-2023-23750 has been classified to as a Session Riding vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2023-23750
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Affected Versions
Joomla! Project Joomla! CMS Version 4.0.0-4.2.6 is affected by CVE-2023-23750Exploit Probability
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.