# CVE-2023-23752: Joomla! Project - Authorization Bypass

> Live exploitation tracking for CVE-2023-23752 by the CrowdSec Live Exploit Tracker, built from real-world attack data crowdsourced from CrowdSec's global network.

Page: https://tracker.crowdsec.net/cves/CVE-2023-23752

## Key facts

- **Exploitation phase:** Background Noise. Continuous low-level scanning or exploitation attempts are observed, mostly opportunistic and automated.
- **CVSS score:** 5.3
- **Public exploit available:** Yes
- **Affected products:** Joomla! Project Joomla! Cms
- **Weaknesses:** CWE-284 (Improper Access Control)
- **Tags:** cms

## Description

An issue was discovered in Joomla! 4.0.0 through 4.2.7. An improper access check allows unauthorized access to webservice endpoints.

## CrowdSec analysis

[CVE-2023-23752](https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/CVE-2023-23752) is a vulnerability in Joomla! that allows unauthorized users to access webservice endpoints due to improper access controls.

CrowdSec has been tracking this vulnerability and its exploits since 17th of January 2024.

CrowdSec network data shows that most actors exploiting CVE-2023-23752 rely on broad, untargeted scans with minimal filtering. The activity is largely automated and opportunistic in nature.
Additionally, according to week-over-week analysis by CrowdSec, exploitation of CVE-2023-23752 is surging. Attack volumes are spiking well above historical norms, indicating widespread and escalating interest from threat actors. CVE-2023-23752 is currently experiencing high visibility and active exploitation across the internet.

Attack attempts focus on abusing webservice endpoints to access information or functionalities that should require proper authentication.

## Timeline

- 2023-02-16: CVE Published. CVE-2023-23752 is published to NVD.
- 2024-01-08: CISA KEV. CVE-2023-23752 is added to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog by CISA.
- 2024-01-17: Rule Released. CrowdSec releases a rule to detect CVE-2023-23752 exploitation attempts against the CrowdSec Network.
- 2024-01-29: CISA Remediation Deadline. Expiration of the CISA remediation deadline as described in [BOD 22-01](https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-22-01-reducing-significant-risk-known-exploited-vulnerabilities).
- 2024-11-23: CrowdSec First Seen. CrowdSec observes in-the-wild exploitation of CVE-2023-23752 for the first time.

## References

- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2023/CVE-2023-23752.yaml

## Live exploitation data

The [Live Exploit Tracker page](https://tracker.crowdsec.net/cves/CVE-2023-23752) follows observed exploitation activity for CVE-2023-23752. [Request an API key](https://tracker.crowdsec.net/request-api-key) for full access to its exploitation timeline, attacking IP addresses and blocklists.