CVE-2026-72531: CWE-284 Improper Access Control in Joomla! Project Joomla! CMS
Joomla! Core - [20260804] - Improper ACL checks for custom fields webservice endpoints in Joomla 4.0.0-5.4.7, 6.0.0-6.1.2 - An improper access check allows unauthorized users to create fields for inaccessible components.
CVE-2026-72531: CWE-284 Improper Access Control in Joomla! Project Joomla! CMS
Description
Joomla! Core - [20260804] - Improper ACL checks for custom fields webservice endpoints in Joomla 4.0.0-5.4.7, 6.0.0-6.1.2 - An improper access check allows unauthorized users to create fields for inaccessible components.
CVSS v4.0
Score 5.1medium
Affected software
Weaknesses
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Joomla
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-10T09:55:41.607Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a84862fc6e8be03327406c6
Added to database: 08/18/2026, 16:19:59 UTC
Last updated: 08/18/2026, 16:19:59 UTC
Views: 1
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