FKIE_CVE-2022-23795

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2022-03-30 16:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 04:30
Severity
9.8 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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.
References
security@joomla.orghttps://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/872-20220303-core-user-row-are-not-bound-to-a-authentication-mechanism.htmlVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/872-20220303-core-user-row-are-not-bound-to-a-authentication-mechanism.htmlVendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
joomla joomla\! *
joomla joomla\! *
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  "affected": [
    {
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        {
          "product": "Joomla! CMS",
          "vendor": "Joomla! Project",
          "versions": [
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              "version": "2.5.0-3.10.6 \u0026 4.0.0-4.1.0"
            }
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      "value": "An issue was discovered in Joomla! 2.5.0 through 3.10.6 \u0026 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."
    },
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      "value": "Se ha detectado un problema en Joomla! versiones 2.5.0 hasta 3.10.6 y 4.0.0 hasta 4.1.0. Una fila de usuario no estaba vinculada a un mecanismo de autenticaci\u00f3n espec\u00edfico, lo que pod\u00eda permitir, en circunstancias muy especiales, la toma de posesi\u00f3n de una cuenta"
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T04:30:47.533",
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  "vulnStatus": "Modified",
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          "value": "CWE-287"
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  ]
}



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