# CVE-2023-23751: [20230102] - Core - Missing ACL checks for com_actionlogs

> Missing ACL checks in Joomla allow non-super-admin users to access action logs, potentially exposing sensitive audit data.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 1 Feb 2023
- **Updated:** 29 Mar 2025
- **Also known as:** BIT-joomla-2023-23751, GHSA-x524-wcvc-mf48

## What is CVE-2023-23751?

CVE-2023-23751 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Joomla Joomla\!, published on 1 Feb 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An issue was discovered in Joomla! 4.0.0 through 4.2.4. A missing ACL check allows non super-admin users to access com_actionlogs.

Weakness: CWE-863 (Incorrect Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-23751?

1 open source package ship an affected version, including joomla. It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `joomla` | Bitnami | From 4.0.0 to 4.2.4 | None |

Products: Joomla Joomla\!.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-23751?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-23751 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-23751 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-23751 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Joomla Joomla\!

- [CVE-2016-10033](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-10033/): PHPMailer Command Injection (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2023-23752](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-23752/): Joomla! Improper Access Control (medium 5.3, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-48902](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-48902/): Joomla! Core - [20260518] - Transport encryption downgrade for password and username reset links (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2025-25226](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-25226/): [20250401] - Joomla Framework - SQL injection vulnerability in quoteNameStr method of Database package (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-23795](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23795/): [20220303] - Core - User row are not bound to a authentication mechanism (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-23751 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-23751 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Joomla Joomla\!, published on 1 Feb 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-23751 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- joomla (Bitnami): affected from 4.0.0 up to 4.2.4; no fix listed

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-23751/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-23751/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-23751
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-23751
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-23751

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-23751/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.