CVE-2023-39972 Extension - acymailing.com - Improper Access Control in AcyMailing Enterprise component for Joomla 6.7.0-8.6.3
Unauthorized users can create new mailing lists in the AcyMailing Enterprise component for Joomla due to improper access control.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-39972?
CVE-2023-39972 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in acymailing.com AcyMailing Enterprise component for Joomla, published on 17 Aug 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Improper Access Control vulnerability in AcyMailing Enterprise component for Joomla. It allows unauthorized users to create new mailing lists.
Weakness: CWE-284
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-39972?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Acymailing Acymailing.
How do I fix CVE-2023-39972?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-39972 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2023-39972 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-39972 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in acymailing.com AcyMailing Enterprise component for Joomla
- CVE-2023-28731 Unauthenticated RCE affecting the AcyMailing plugin for Joomla
- CVE-2026-94132 File upload in AcyMailing Enterprise extension for Joomla
- CVE-2026-56292 Joomla Extension - acymailing.com - SQL Injection in AcyMailing extension < 10.11.1
- CVE-2026-94131 Joomla Extension - acymailing.com - Unauthenticated arbitrary file deletion in AcyMailing Enterprise extension < 11.1.0
- CVE-2024-7384 AcyMailing <= 9.7.2 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Upload via acym_extractArchive Function
Sources
Also known as GHSA-75p4-w896-fhmf.