What is CVE-2023-23750?

CVE-2023-23750 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Joomla Joomla\!, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2023-02-01.

How severe is CVE-2023-23750?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.

CSRF in Joomla Joomla\!

CVE-2023-23750

An issue was discovered in Joomla! 4.0.0 through 4.2.6. A missing token check causes a CSRF vulnerability in the handling of post-installation messages.

Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

Published 2023-02-01 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (12.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 12th percentile — 12.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Joomla Joomla\!
Joomla! Project Cms — versions 4.0.0-4.2.6

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-352 — Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

References

developer.joomla.org/security-centre/890-20230101-core-csrf-within-post-install… (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-23750?: CVE-2023-23750 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Joomla Joomla\!, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2023-02-01.
How severe is CVE-2023-23750?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.