CVE-2025-25227 [20250402] - Joomla Core - MFA Authentication Bypass
Attackers can bypass two-factor authentication checks in Joomla CMS due to insufficient state validation, potentially gaining unauthorized access to user accounts.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2025-25227?
CVE-2025-25227 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Joomla Joomla\!, published on 8 Apr 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Insufficient state checks lead to a vector that allows to bypass 2FA checks.
Weakness: CWE-287
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-25227?
5 open source packages ship an affected version, including joomla/joomla-cms and joomla. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
joomla/joomla-cms Packagist | From 4.0.0 | 4.4.13 |
joomla/joomla-cms Packagist | From 4.0.0 | 4.4.13 |
joomla/joomla-cms Packagist | From 5.0.0 | 5.2.6 |
joomla/joomla-cms Packagist | From 5.0.0 | 5.2.6 |
joomla Bitnami | From 4.0.0 | 5.2.6 |
Products include Joomla Joomla\!.
How do I fix CVE-2025-25227?
Upgrade joomla/joomla-cms to a fixed version for your release line: 4.4.13 or 5.2.6.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2025-25227 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-25227 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
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- CVE-2026-48902 Joomla! Core - [20260518] - Transport encryption downgrade for password and username reset links
- CVE-2025-25226 [20250401] - Joomla Framework - SQL injection vulnerability in quoteNameStr method of Database package
- CVE-2022-23795 [20220303] - Core - User row are not bound to a authentication mechanism
Sources
Also known as BIT-joomla-2025-25227, GHSA-6423-85cc-8gf6.