Vulnerability · Published Mar 4, 2021 · Assigned by Joomla
CVE-2021-23128[20210302] - Core - Potential Insecure FOFEncryptRandval
Critical 9.1
In plain English
A critical-severity security flaw in Joomla! CMS from Joomla! Project. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.4% (higher than 72% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)9.1Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)1.4%top 27.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
An issue was discovered in Joomla! 3.2.0 through 3.9.24. The core shipped but unused randval implementation within FOF (FOFEncryptRandval) used an potential insecure implemetation. That has now been replaced with a call to 'random_bytes()' and its backport that is shipped within random_compat.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Joomla! Project | Joomla! CMS | 3.2.0-3.9.24 |
References
- https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/842-20210302-core-potential-insecure-fofencryptrandval.html x_refsource_MISC, vendor-advisory