Is CVE-2023-40626 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2023-40626 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2023-40626?

CVE-2023-40626 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2023-40626?

CVE-2023-40626 has an EPSS score of 0.81% (53th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2023-40626?

Upgrade joomla\! to 4.4.1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2023-40626

HIGH

7.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The language file parsing process could be manipulated to expose environment variables. Environment variables might contain sensible information.

How to fix

Remediation Available

joomla\!NVD

Affected:>= 4.0.0, < 4.4.1Fixed in:4.4.1CVE-2023-40626derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

0.81%probability of exploitation in 30 days

53rdpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 53% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

developer.joomla.org

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.