CVE-2023-23752 (GCVE-0-2023-23752)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-02-16 16:25 – Updated: 2026-02-26 05:05- ACL
- CWE-284 - Improper Access Control
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/894-… | vendor-advisory |
| https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilit… | government-resource |
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joomla! Project | Joomla! CMS |
Affected:
4.0.0-4.2.7
|
guessed | |
| joomla | joomla\! |
Affected:
4.0.0 , ≤ 4.2.7
(custom)
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CISA
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
Exploited: Yes
Timestamps
Scope
Evidence
Type: Vendor Report
Signal: Successful Exploitation
Confidence: 80%
Source: cisa-kev
Details
| Cwes | CWE-284 |
|---|---|
| Feed | CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog |
| Product | Joomla! |
| Due Date | 2024-01-29 |
| Date Added | 2024-01-08 |
| Vendorproject | Joomla! |
| Vulnerabilityname | Joomla! Improper Access Control Vulnerability |
| Knownransomwarecampaignuse | Unknown |
References
Shadowserver
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
Exploited: Yes
Timestamps
Scope
Evidence
Type: Honeypot
Signal: In The Wild Attempts
Confidence: 70%
Source: shadowserver
Details
| 1D | 8 |
|---|---|
| Iot | no |
| Feed | Shadowserver Foundation honeypot/exploited-vulnerabilities |
| Type | http-scan |
| Class | cms |
| 7D Avg | 3 |
| Vendor | Open Source Matters, Inc/Joomla community |
| 30D Avg | 1 |
| 90D Avg | 1 |
| Product | Joomla |
| Cisa Kev | yes |
| Connections | 46 |
| Observation Date | 2026-09-07 |
| Vulnerability Class | None |
| Vulnerability Score | None |
| Vulnerability Severity | None |
References
Previdian
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
Exploited: Yes
Timestamps
Scope
Evidence
Type: Public Report
Signal: Successful Exploitation
Confidence: 70%
Source: kevintel
Details
| Feed | KEVIntel (kevintel.com) |
|---|---|
| Title | [20230201] - Core - Improper access check in webservice endpoints |
| Vendor | Joomla! Project |
| Product | Joomla! CMS |
| Added Date | 2024-01-08T00:00:00.000Z |
| Cvss Score | 5.3 |
| Epss Score | 0.99827 |
| Cvss Severity | MEDIUM |
| Epss Percentile | 0.99959 |
| Used In Malware | unknown |
| Ahead Of Cisa Kev | None |
| Not Yet In Cisa Kev | False |
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