Joomla! Core is prone to a security bypass vulnerability. Exploiting this issue may allow attackers to perform otherwise restricted actions…

published 2021-06-21 5y ago modified 2026-06-16 4mo ago also EUVD-2010-1463

cvss: 9.8; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.1%; EPSS 1.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 66%
public exploits: 0; none known

Joomla! Core is prone to a security bypass vulnerability. Exploiting this issue may allow attackers to perform otherwise restricted actions and subsequently retrieve password reset tokens from the database through an already existing SQL injection vector. Joomla! Core versions 1.5.x ranging from 1.5.0 and up to and including 1.5.15 are vulnerable.

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Exploit prediction

1.11% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 66% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.1	9.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	2.0	7.5	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

n/a Joomla

Classification

Weakness

CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization

References

developer.joomla.org /security-centre/308-20100423-core-password-reset-tokens.html
vendor-advisory
acunetix.com /vulnerabilities/web/joomla-core-1-5-x-security-bypass-1-5-0-1-5-15/
third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2010-1435
NVD CVE-2010-1435

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