PT-2022-16267 · Joomla · Joomla!

Phil Taylor · Published 2022-03-30 · Updated 2025-04-03 · CVE-2022-23795

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

9.8

Critical

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Joomla! versions 2.5.0 through 3.10.6 Joomla! versions 4.0.0 through 4.1.0

Description An issue was discovered where a user row was not bound to a specific authentication mechanism, which could under very special circumstances allow an account takeover.

Recommendations For Joomla! versions 2.5.0 through 3.10.6, update to a version outside of this range to resolve the issue. For Joomla! versions 4.0.0 through 4.1.0, update to a version outside of this range to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider reviewing and restricting authentication mechanisms to minimize the risk of account takeover.

Fix

Improper Authentication

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-287

Related Identifiers

BIT-JOOMLA-2022-23795

CVE-2022-23795

Affected Products

Joomla!

References · 5

• https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/872-20220303-core-user-row-are-not-bound-to-a-authentication-mechanism.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/BIT-joomla-2022-23795 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-23795 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-23795 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/39864 · Telegram Post