CVE-2021-23126

[20210301] - Core - Insecure randomness within 2FA secret generation

Published Mar 4, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 5.3 Medium EPSS 1.1% KEV · Not listed
Description
An issue was discovered in Joomla! 3.2.0 through 3.9.24. Usage of the insecure rand() function within the process of generating the 2FA secret.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2021-10244 An issue was discovered in Joomla! 3.2.0 through 3.9.24. Usage of the insecure rand() function within the process of generating the 2FA secret.
History

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Joomla
Published
Updated
Feb 25, 2026, 5:04 AM
Reserved
Jan 6, 2021, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 4, 2021, 6:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 3:38 AM