CVE-2021-26027 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

An issue was discovered in Joomla! 3.0.0 through 3.9.24. Incorrect ACL checks could allow unauthorized change of the category for an article.

Published: 2021-03-04

Score: 5.3 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Joomla! Project

Joomla! CMS

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`3.0.0-3.9.24`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-12851	An issue was discovered in Joomla! 3.0.0 through 3.9.24. Incorrect ACL checks could allow unauthorized change of the category for an article.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00008.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/847-20210307-core-acl-violation-within-com-content-frontend-editing.html

History

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Subscriptions

Joomla Joomla\!

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Joomla

Published: 2021-03-04T17:37:15.005Z

Updated: 2026-02-25T05:04:52.222Z

Reserved: 2021-01-25T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-26027

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-03-04T18:15:13.833

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:55:46.203

Link: CVE-2021-26027

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-863

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