CVE-2026-72532 PUBLISHED

Joomla! Core - [20260805] - Improper ACL checks for category webservice endpoints in Joomla 4.0.0-5.4.7, 6.0.0-6.1.2

Assigner: Joomla
Reserved: 10.08.2026 Published: 18.08.2026 Updated: 19.08.2026

Joomla! Core - [20260806] - Improper ACL checks for category webservice endpoints in Joomla 4.0.0-5.4.7, 6.0.0-6.1.2 - An improper access check allows unauthorized users to create categories via webservices endpoints.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS Score: 5.1

Product Status

Vendor Joomla! Project
Product Joomla! CMS
Versions Default: unaffected
  • Version 4.0.0-5.4.6 is affected
  • Version 6.0.0-6.1.2 is affected

Credits

  • Amin İsayev finder
  • Geo | GitHub.com/geo-chen finder

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-284 Improper Access Control CWE