Improper Authentication in Joomla! - CVE-2025-25227

 

Improper Authentication in Joomla! - CVE-2025-25227

Published: April 8, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU107208
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 7.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-25227
CWE-ID: CWE-287
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass MFA authentication process.

The vulnerability exists due to an error when handling MFA authentication process. A remote attacker with valid credentials can bypass MFA authentication process and gain unauthorized access to the application.


Affected software

Joomla!

How to mitigate CVE-2025-25227

Install updates from vendor's website.

Joomla! - addressed in versions 4.4.13, 5.2.6

External References

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