vulnerability
Joomla!: [20230502] - Core - Bruteforce prevention within the mfa screen (CVE-2023-23755)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N) | May 30, 2023 | Dec 6, 2023 | Mar 30, 2026 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N)
Published
May 30, 2023
Added
Dec 6, 2023
Modified
Mar 30, 2026
Description
An issue was discovered in Joomla! 4.2.0 through 4.3.1. The lack of rate limiting allowed brute force attacks against MFA methods.
Solution
joomla-upgrade-4_3_2
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