Joomla up to 4.3.1 New MFA Selection Screen cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Joomla up to 4.3.1. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component New MFA Selection Screen. The manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2023-23754. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Joomla up to 4.3.1 (Content Management System). Affected is an unknown code block of the component New MFA Selection Screen. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. This is going to have an impact on integrity. CVE summarizes:

An issue was discovered in Joomla! 4.2.0 through 4.3.1. Lack of input validation caused an open redirect and XSS issue within the new mfa selection screen.

The weakness was released 05/30/2023. The advisory is shared for download at developer.joomla.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2023-23754 since 01/17/2023. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 01/10/2025). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.2

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Timelineinfo

01/17/2023 🔍
05/30/2023 +132 days 🔍
05/30/2023 +0 days 🔍
04/26/2025 +697 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: joomla.org

Advisory: developer.joomla.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-23754 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-23754
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-230256

Entryinfo

Created: 05/30/2023 21:47
Updated: 04/26/2025 06:08
Changes: 05/30/2023 21:47 (38), 06/24/2023 14:21 (11), 01/10/2025 00:08 (26), 04/26/2025 06:08 (3)
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