CVE-2023-23752
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2023-02-16 16:25
Modified
2024-08-04 08:42
Severity ?
5.3 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Summary
An issue was discovered in Joomla! 4.0.0 through 4.2.7. An improper access check allows unauthorized access to webservice endpoints.
References
security@joomla.orghttps://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/894-20230201-core-improper-access-check-in-webservice-endpoints.htmlVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/894-20230201-core-improper-access-check-in-webservice-endpoints.htmlVendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Joomla! Project Joomla! CMS Version: 4.0.0-4.2.7
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CISA Known exploited vulnerability
Data from the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

Date added: 2024-01-08

Due date: 2024-01-29

Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Used in ransomware: Unknown

Notes: 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

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