# CVE-2025-25227: Joomla CMS Multi-Factor Authentication Bypass

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2025-25227-joomla-cms-multi-factor-authentication-bypass  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2025-04-08  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2025-25227 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2025-04-08

Joomla CMS Multi-Factor Authentication Bypass

Technologies: [joomla/joomla-cms (Packagist)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/joomla-joomla-cms). Vendors: [Packagist](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/packagist).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2025-25227 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2025-25227 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2025-25227?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 8 April 2025.

**Which products and versions are affected?** joomla/joomla-cms (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=5.0.0,fixed=5.2.6.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2025-25227?** Yes. joomla/joomla-cms (Packagist): upgrade to 5.2.6 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2025-25227?** Check whether you run joomla/joomla-cms (Packagist) at an affected version. 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.

## How to fix

- joomla/joomla-cms (Packagist): upgrade to 5.2.6 or later

  ```sh
  composer require joomla/joomla-cms:^5.2.6
  ```


## Affected products

- joomla/joomla-cms (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=5.0.0,fixed=5.2.6

## Identifiers

- CVE-2025-25227
- GHSA-6423-85cc-8gf6

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