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WEB APPLICATION VULNERABILITIES Standard & Premium

Joomla! Core improper access check in webservice endpoints

Description

Certain Joomla! Core 4.x versions are vulnerable to an authentication bypass vulnerability that allows unauthenticated users to access sensitive information about Joomla! Installation. It affects Joomla versions 4.0.0 to 4.2.7, the patch was released in version 4.2.8.

Remediation

Upgrade to Joomla! version 4.2.8.

References

Core - Improper access check in webservice endpoints

CVE-2023-23752: Joomla Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

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Severity

Medium

Classification

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Tags

Information Disclosure Authentication Bypass CWE-200 CVE-2023-23752

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