Medium severity · published May 30, 2023
CVE-2023-23754
An issue was discovered in Joomla! 4.2.0 through 4.3.1
6.1
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An issue was discovered in Joomla! 4.2.0 through 4.3.1. Lack of input validation caused an open redirect and XSS issue within the new mfa selection screen.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 35% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
JO
Joomla · Joomla
4.2.0 before 4.3.2 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-23754
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-23754
Vendor Advisory
https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/899-20230501-core-open-redirects-and-xss-within-the-mfa-selection.html
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