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CVE-2023-23752

Critical 🇺🇸 CISA KEV ⚡ Exploit Available
Joomla! Improper Access Control Vulnerability — Joomla! contains an improper access control vulnerability that allows unauthorized access to webservice endpoints.
Published: Jan 8, 2024  ·  Source: CISA_KEV
CVSS v3
9.0
🔗 NVD Official
📄 Description (English)

Joomla! Improper Access Control Vulnerability — Joomla! contains an improper access control vulnerability that allows unauthorized access to webservice endpoints.

🤖 AI Executive Summary

Joomla! CVE-2023-23752 is a critical improper access control vulnerability (CVSS 9.0) allowing unauthorized access to webservice endpoints without authentication. This vulnerability affects Joomla! core and poses significant risk to organizations using Joomla! for their web presence, particularly in Saudi Arabia where Joomla! is widely deployed in government, banking, and corporate websites. Exploitation is trivial with publicly available exploits, making immediate patching essential.

📄 Description (Arabic)

🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: Apr 20, 2026 06:16
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
This vulnerability poses critical risk to Saudi organizations across multiple sectors: Government agencies and ministries using Joomla! for public portals face data exposure and system compromise; Banking sector institutions using Joomla! for customer-facing applications risk unauthorized access to sensitive financial data; Healthcare organizations (MOH, private hospitals) may experience patient data breaches; Telecommunications companies (STC, Mobily) could face service disruption; Educational institutions and universities relying on Joomla! for administrative systems are at risk. The vulnerability allows attackers to bypass authentication entirely, potentially leading to data exfiltration, system takeover, and regulatory violations under SAMA and NCA frameworks.
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
Government & Public Administration Banking & Financial Services Healthcare Energy & Utilities Telecommunications Education E-commerce Media & Publishing
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
9.2
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
IMMEDIATE ACTIONS:
1. Identify all Joomla! instances in your environment using network scanning tools and asset management systems
2. Disable webservice endpoints immediately if not required for business operations
3. Implement Web Application Firewall (WAF) rules to block unauthorized webservice access attempts
4. Review access logs for suspicious webservice endpoint access patterns

PATCHING GUIDANCE:
1. Apply Joomla! security patches immediately (update to patched versions: 3.10.11, 4.0.6, 4.1.5, or later)
2. Test patches in staging environment before production deployment
3. Prioritize patching for internet-facing Joomla! instances

COMPENSATING CONTROLS (if patching delayed):
1. Implement IP whitelisting for webservice endpoints
2. Disable webservice component if not actively used
3. Deploy network segmentation to restrict webservice access
4. Enable authentication requirements at web server level (Apache/Nginx)

DETECTION RULES:
1. Monitor for HTTP requests to /api/index.php or /webservice endpoints without valid authentication tokens
2. Alert on unusual webservice endpoint access patterns or high request volumes
3. Track failed authentication attempts followed by successful webservice access
4. Monitor for data exfiltration patterns post-webservice access
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
الإجراءات الفورية:
1. تحديد جميع نسخ Joomla! في بيئتك باستخدام أدوات المسح الشبكي وأنظمة إدارة الأصول
2. تعطيل نقاط نهاية خدمات الويب فوراً إذا لم تكن مطلوبة للعمليات التجارية
3. تنفيذ قواعد جدار حماية تطبيقات الويب لحجب محاولات الوصول غير المصرح إلى خدمات الويب
4. مراجعة سجلات الوصول للأنماط المريبة في الوصول إلى نقاط نهاية خدمات الويب

إرشادات التصحيح:
1. تطبيق تصحيحات أمان Joomla! فوراً (التحديث إلى الإصدارات المصححة: 3.10.11، 4.0.6، 4.1.5 أو أحدث)
2. اختبار التصحيحات في بيئة التجريب قبل نشرها في الإنتاج
3. إعطاء الأولوية لتصحيح نسخ Joomla! المتصلة بالإنترنت

الضوابط البديلة (إذا تأخر التصحيح):
1. تنفيذ قائمة بيضاء للعناوين IP لنقاط نهاية خدمات الويب
2. تعطيل مكون خدمات الويب إذا لم يكن قيد الاستخدام
3. نشر تقسيم الشبكة لتقييد الوصول إلى خدمات الويب
4. تفعيل متطلبات المصادقة على مستوى خادم الويب

قواعد الكشف:
1. مراقبة طلبات HTTP إلى /api/index.php أو نقاط نهاية /webservice بدون رموز مصادقة صحيحة
2. التنبيه على أنماط الوصول غير المعتادة إلى نقاط نهاية خدمات الويب أو أحجام الطلبات العالية
3. تتبع محاولات المصادقة الفاشلة متبوعة بالوصول الناجح إلى خدمات الويب
4. مراقبة أنماط تسرب البيانات بعد الوصول إلى خدمات الويب
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
A.5.1.1 - Information Security Policies and Procedures A.6.1.1 - Access Control Policy A.6.2.1 - User Registration and De-registration A.6.2.2 - User Access Provisioning A.9.1.1 - Access Control Implementation A.9.2.1 - User Access Management A.9.4.1 - Restriction of Access to Information
🔵 SAMA CSF
Governance & Risk Management - Policy and Risk Assessment Information & Cybersecurity - Access Control and Authentication Information & Cybersecurity - Vulnerability Management Operational Resilience - Incident Management
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
6.1.1 - Information security policies 6.2.1 - Information security roles and responsibilities 8.1.1 - User endpoint devices 8.2.1 - Privileged access rights 8.2.2 - Information access restriction 8.3.1 - User password management 8.3.2 - Privileged access management
🟣 PCI DSS v4.0
Requirement 1 - Install and maintain a firewall configuration Requirement 2 - Do not use vendor-supplied defaults Requirement 6 - Develop and maintain secure systems and applications Requirement 7 - Restrict access to data by business need to know Requirement 8 - Identify and authenticate access to system components
🔗 References & Sources 0
No references.
📦 Affected Products / CPE 1 entries
Joomla!:Joomla!
📊 CVSS Score
9.0
/ 10.0 — Critical
📋 Quick Facts
Severity Critical
CVSS Score9.0
EPSS94.53%
Exploit ✓ Yes
Patch ✓ Yes
CISA KEV🇺🇸 Yes
KEV Due Date2024-01-29
Published 2024-01-08
Source Feed cisa_kev
Views 1
🇸🇦 Saudi Risk Score
9.2
/ 10.0 — Saudi Risk
Priority: CRITICAL
🏷️ Tags
kev actively-exploited
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