What is CVE-2022-23795?

CVE-2022-23795 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Joomla Joomla\!, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-03-30.

How severe is CVE-2022-23795?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Joomla Joomla\!

CVE-2022-23795

An issue was discovered in Joomla! 2.5.0 through 3.10.6 & 4.0.0 through 4.1.0. A user row was not bound to a specific authentication mechanism which could under very special circumstances allow an account takeover.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.011 (62.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Joomla Joomla\!
Joomla! Project Cms — versions 2.5.0-3.10.6 & 4.0.0-4.1.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

security@joomla.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-23795?: CVE-2022-23795 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Joomla Joomla\!, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-03-30.
How severe is CVE-2022-23795?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.