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CVE-2022-23793

No exploitation reported by the sources we read.

  • Published2022-03-30
  • WeaknessCWE-22

Am I affected?

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Description

An issue was discovered in Joomla! 3.0.0 through 3.10.6 & 4.0.0 through 4.1.0. Extracting an specifilcy crafted tar package could write files outside of the intended path.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2022-03-3016:15CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

NVD · OSV
Joomla
BranchAffectedFixed in
3.x≥ 3.0.0, ≤ 3.10.6no fix published
4.x≥ 4.0.0, ≤ 4.1.0no fix published
joomla
BranchAffectedFixed in
3.x≥ 3.0.0, ≤ 3.10.6no fix published
4.x≥ 4.0.0, ≤ 4.1.0no fix published
joomla/archive
BranchAffectedFixed in
2.0≥ 2.0.0, < 2.0.12.0.1
1.1< 1.1.121.1.12

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Published
2022-03-30
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-jm67-jh3g-cg3f

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-23793?

An issue was discovered in Joomla! 3.0.0 through 3.10.6 & 4.0.0 through 4.1.0. Extracting an specifilcy crafted tar package could write files outside of the intended path.

Is CVE-2022-23793 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2022-23793 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 2.1% on 2026-11-08, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-23793?

CVE-2022-23793 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

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