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  "id": "crds:cve-2023-23752",
  "revision": 1,
  "title": "Joomla! — Improper Access Check on Webservice Endpoints",
  "summary": "Joomla checks access incorrectly on its webservice endpoints, letting unauthenticated callers read data from paths that were meant to require a login.",
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  "severity": "medium",
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    "exploit_available": false,
    "attack_complexity": "low",
    "kev_added": "2024-01-08",
    "prerequisites": "Network access to the site"
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  "remediation": {
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  "mitre_attack": [
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  "kill_chain": "discovery",
  "recommended_action": "Upgrade Joomla past 4.2.7 per the vendor advisory, and review what the exposed endpoints returned.",
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      "type": "vendor_advisory",
      "url": "https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/894-20230201-core-improper-access-check-in-webservice-endpoints.html"
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  "published_at": "2023-02-16T17:15:10.603Z",
  "issued_at": "2026-08-07T16:15:34.205Z",
  "tags": [
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    "content-management",
    "access-control"
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}