Findings

CVE-2023-23752

Joomla! Improper Access Control Vulnerability

Published Feb 16, 2023 · updated Jun 16, 2026 · joomla joomla!

An issue was discovered in Joomla! 4.0.0 through 4.2.7. An improper access check allows unauthorized access to webservice endpoints.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Feb 16, 2023 · Catalog

    Detected

    An issue was discovered in Joomla! 4.0.0 through 4.2.7. An improper access check allows unauthorized access to webservice endpoints.

  2. Jan 8, 2024 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

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

  3. Jan 29, 2024 · CISA KEV

    Remediation due

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

  4. Jun 16, 2026 · Catalog

    Updated

    An issue was discovered in Joomla! 4.0.0 through 4.2.7. An improper access check allows unauthorized access to webservice endpoints.

Required action

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

CISA due date Jan 29, 2024

Affected

  • cpe joomla/joomla!version unspecified
  • vendor Joomla! Joomla!version unspecified

Sources

  • CISA KEVCVE-2023-23752

    Joomla! contains an improper access control vulnerability that allows unauthorized access to webservice endpoints.

    cisa.gov
  • CVE.orgCVE-2023-23752

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSCVE-2023-23752

    30-day exploitation probability 99.8%

    first.org
  • Public archive entry. The exploit body is not stored here.

    exploit-db.com
  • Metasploit Modulesauxiliary_scanner/http/joomla_api_improper_access_checks

    Public module reference (normal). Module source is not copied into this catalog.

    rapid7.com
  • NIST NVDCVE-2023-23752

    An issue was discovered in Joomla! 4.0.0 through 4.2.7. An improper access check allows unauthorized access to webservice endpoints.

    nvd.nist.gov

References