What is CVE-2022-27911?

CVE-2022-27911 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Joomla Joomla\!. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2022-08-31.

How severe is CVE-2022-27911?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Joomla Joomla\!

CVE-2022-27911

An issue was discovered in Joomla! 4.2.0. Multiple Full Path Disclosures because of missing '_JEXEC or die check' caused by the PSR12 changes.

Published 2022-08-31 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (45.9th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 46th percentile — 45.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Joomla Joomla\! — versions 4.2.0
Joomla! Project Cms — versions 4.2.0

References

developer.joomla.org/security-centre/884-20220801-core-multiple-full-path-discl… (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-27911?: CVE-2022-27911 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Joomla Joomla\!. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2022-08-31.
How severe is CVE-2022-27911?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.