Joomla! 4.0.0-4.2.7: Unauth Webservice Access
CVE-2023-23752 Published on February 16, 2023
[20230201] - Core - Improper access check in webservice endpoints
An issue was discovered in Joomla! 4.0.0 through 4.2.7. An improper access check allows unauthorized access to webservice endpoints.
Known Exploited Vulnerability
This Joomla! Improper Access Control Vulnerability is part of CISA's list of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities. Joomla! contains an improper access control vulnerability that allows unauthorized access to webservice endpoints.
The following remediation steps are recommended / required by January 29, 2024: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2023-23752 is exploitable with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. This vulnerability is known to be actively exploited by threat actors in an automatable fashion. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a small impact on confidentiality, a small impact on integrity and availability.
Weakness Type
What is an Authorization Vulnerability?
The software does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor.
CVE-2023-23752 has been classified to as an Authorization vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2023-23752
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Affected Versions
Joomla! Project Joomla! CMS:- Version 4.0.0-4.2.7 is affected.
- Version 4.0.0, <= 4.2.7 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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