Unscored CVE-2021-23127 EUVD-2021-10245GHSA-8rrc-xf7x-g3cf

[20210301] - Core - Insecure randomness within 2FA secret generation

Published Mar 4, 2021 · Updated Feb 25, 2026 · Assigned by Joomla

Vendor: Joomla! Project Product: Joomla! CMS Category: Web / CMS

Description

An issue was discovered in Joomla! 3.2.0 through 3.9.24. Usage of an insufficient length for the 2FA secret accoring to RFC 4226 of 10 bytes vs 20 bytes.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected	Fixed
Joomla! Project	Joomla! CMS	3.2.0-3.9.24	—

References

https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/841-20210301-core-insecure-randomness-within-2fa-secret-generation.html vendor-advisory