Improper Authentication in Joomla! - CVE-2026-48897

 

Improper Authentication in Joomla! - CVE-2026-48897

Published: May 26, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU132327
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-48897
CWE-ID: CWE-287
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Joomla!
Affected software:
Joomla!

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to bypass multi-factor authentication checks.

The vulnerability exists due to improper authentication state management in the session handling logic when processing authentication sessions. A remote user can manipulate incorrectly reset session states to bypass multi-factor authentication checks.


How to mitigate CVE-2026-48897

Install security update from vendor's website.

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