CVE-2021-26040 (GCVE-0-2021-26040)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-08-24 14:20 – Updated: 2026-02-25 05:05
VLAI
Title
[20210801] - Core - Insufficient access control for com_media deletion endpoint
Summary
An issue was discovered in Joomla! 4.0.0. The media manager does not correctly check the user's permissions before executing a file deletion command.
Severity
9.1 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CSRF
Assigner
References
URL Tags
https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/861-… x_refsource_MISCvendor-advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Joomla! Project Joomla! CMS Affected: 4.0.0
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Date Public
2021-08-24 00:00
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