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Medium · 5.3 Known exploited Scanner template Public exploit CVE-2023-23752 EUVD-2023-27838GHSA-jmc9-376w-885v

[20230201] - Core - Improper access check in webservice endpoints

Published Feb 16, 2023 · Updated Feb 26, 2026 · Assigned by Joomla

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

Description

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Joomla! Project Joomla! CMS 4.0.0-4.2.7 —

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Metasploit 1 module

Exploit-DB 1

GitHub 49 repositories · most starred shown

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Automated scanner template

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