CVE-2022-23795 (GCVE-0-2022-23795)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-03-30 15:20 – Updated: 2026-02-25 05:05
VLAI
Title
[20220303] - Core - User row are not bound to a authentication mechanism
Summary
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.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • Incorrect Access Control
Assigner
References
URL Tags
https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/872-… x_refsource_MISCvendor-advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Joomla! Project Joomla! CMS Affected: 2.5.0-3.10.6 & 4.0.0-4.1.0
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Date Public
2022-03-29 00:00
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