CVE-2023-39972

Extension - acymailing.com - Improper Access Control in AcyMailing Enterprise component for Joomla 6.7.0-8.6.3

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Published Aug 17, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 4.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Improper Access Control vulnerability in AcyMailing Enterprise component for Joomla. It allows unauthorized users to create new mailing lists.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Datasolution

AcyMailing Enterprise component for Joomla

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`6.7.0-8.6.3`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:acymailing:acymailing:*:*:*:*:enterprise:joomla\!:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-43665	Improper Access Control vulnerability in AcyMailing Enterprise component for Joomla. It allows unauthorized users to create new mailing lists.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.398% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://extensions.joomla.org/extension/acymailing-starter/
https://www.acymailing.com/acymailing-release-security-%F0%9F%94%90-news-updates/

History

Oct 7, 2024 8:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Acymailing Acymailing

Weaknesses

Sources

CVE record Updated: Nov 12, 2026, 5:55 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Joomla
Published: Aug 17, 2023, 8:06 PM
Updated: Nov 12, 2026, 5:55 PM
Reserved: Aug 7, 2023, 4:52 PM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 6:18 PM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 6:18 PM

NVD Updated: Nov 12, 2026, 6:17 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Aug 17, 2023, 9:15 PM
Modified: Nov 12, 2026, 6:17 PM

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