Joomla! Project - Authorization Bypass (CVE-2023-23752)

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.

According to CrowdSec data, while opportunistic exploitation dominates, a portion of threat actors trying to exploit CVE-2023-23752 apply basic targeting methods such as port or service detection. This indicates emerging patterns of selective targeting. CrowdSec network telemetry also shows that exploitation of CVE-2023-23752 has significantly declined over the past week. Attack volumes are well below the long-term average, suggesting attackers are rapidly losing interest. The vulnerability appears to be falling out of active use across most threat landscapes.

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