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Medium 5.3Known exploited (CISA KEV)Published Feb 16, 2023
CVE-2023-23752[20230201] - Core - Improper access check in webservice endpoints
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It affects Joomla! Project Joomla! CMS and 1 other product. Add what you run to find out whether that includes you.
CISA lists it as known exploited since Jan 8, 2024; federal agencies had to remediate by Jan 29, 2024. Treat that date as your deadline.
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An issue was discovered in Joomla! 4.0.0 through 4.2.7. An improper access check allows unauthorized access to webservice endpoints.
- CVSS
- 5.3 MEDIUM (v3.1, CISA ADP)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-284
- Known exploited
- Added to CISA KEV Jan 8, 2024; federal remediation due Jan 29, 2024Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- 99.83% (percentile 100)
- Assigned by
- Joomla
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Feb 26, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Joomla! Project Joomla! CMS joomla_project:joomla_cms (from the name) | 4.0.0-4.2.7 | CNA record |
joomla joomla\! joomla:joomla! | from 4.0.0 through 4.2.7 | CISA ADP |
joomla joomla! joomla:joomla! | from 4.0.0 before 4.2.8 | NVD |
References
- https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/894-20230201-core-improper-access-check-in-webservice-endpoints.htmlvendor-advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-23752us-government-resource
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