Joomla! 4.2.0-4.3.1 MFA Brute Force via Missing Rate Limiting
CVE-2023-23755 Published on May 30, 2023

[20230502] - Core - Bruteforce prevention within the mfa screen
An issue was discovered in Joomla! 4.2.0 through 4.3.1. The lack of rate limiting allowed brute force attacks against MFA methods.

Vendor Advisory NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2023-23755 can be exploited with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a high impact on confidentiality, with no impact on integrity and availability.

Attack Vector:
NETWORK
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
NONE
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
NONE
Availability Impact:
NONE

Products Associated with CVE-2023-23755

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Affected Versions

Joomla! Project Joomla! CMS Version 4.2.0-4.3.1 is affected by CVE-2023-23755

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.01%
Percentile
0.20%

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.