# CVE-2023-23752: Joomla! Improper Access Control Vulnerability

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2023-23752-joomla-improper-access-control-vulnerability  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2024-01-08. Updated: 2026-05-09  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2023-23752 · Severity: critical · CVSS 5.3 · Exploited in the wild · Published 2024-01-08

Joomla! versions 4.0.0 through 4.2.7 contain an improper access control vulnerability within webservice endpoints. This flaw allows unauthorized remote attackers to bypass access checks and gain access to sensitive information or restricted endpoints.

Technologies: [Joomla!](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/joomla). Vendors: [Joomla!](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/joomla).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2023-23752 exploited in the wild?** Yes. CVE-2023-23752 is known to be exploited in the wild, first recorded on 8 January 2024. Treat it as urgent.

**How severe is CVE-2023-23752?** Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 5.3, published 8 January 2024.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Joomla! Project Joomla! 4.0.0 through 4.2.7.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2023-23752?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**How is CVE-2023-23752 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a web application.

**Am I affected by CVE-2023-23752?** Check whether you run Joomla! or Joomla! Joomla\!. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Affected products

- Joomla! Project Joomla! 4.0.0 through 4.2.7

## Timeline

- 2023-02-16: disclosed: NVD Published Date
- 2024-01-08: kev added: Added to CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
- 2023-02-01: advisory: Vendor advisory published by Joomla! Project

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