CVE-2024-40749

[20250103] - Core - Read ACL violation in multiple core views

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: January 7, 2025 at 04:22 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 07:46 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorJoomla!

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Improper Access Controls allows access to protected views.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

3.9.0 ≤ v < 3.10.204.0.0 ≤ v < 4.4.105.0.0 ≤ v < 5.2.33.9.0-3.10.194.0.0-4.4.95.0.0-5.2.2
Affected range stops below 3.10.20, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 4.4.10, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 5.2.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitAutomatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.5HIGHCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-284NVD-CWE-Other

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