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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2022-23795
CVE-2022-23795:
Joomla vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
An issue was discovered in Joomla! versions 2.5.0 through 3.10.6 and 4.0.0 through 4.1.0, identified as CVE-2022-23795. The vulnerability relates to user authentication where a user row was not properly bound to a specific authentication mechanism. This security flaw was reported on September 23, 2020, and was fixed on March 29, 2022 (Joomla Security).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 score of 9.8 (CRITICAL) and a CVSS v2.0 score of 6.8 (MEDIUM). The issue stems from incorrect access control implementation where user authentication mechanisms were not properly bound to user rows in the system (NVD).
Impact
Under very special circumstances, this vulnerability could allow an account takeover, potentially compromising user accounts and system security (Joomla Security).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability was patched in Joomla! versions 3.10.7 and 4.1.1. Users running affected versions should upgrade to these or later versions to mitigate the security risk (Joomla Security).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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