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Joomla! CMS CVE-2026-73372

| EUVDEUVD-2026-61031 MEDIUM
Improper Access Control (CWE-284)
2026-08-18 Joomla GHSA-98h8-835v-74fm
5.1
CVSS 4.0 · Vendor: Joomla
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Vendor (Joomla) PRIMARY
5.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
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2.7 LOW

High privileges required to trigger schema.org generation; only low confidentiality impact (contact data); no integrity or availability loss; no scope change.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (Joomla).

CVSS VectorVendor: Joomla

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
X

Lifecycle Timeline

2
Analysis Generated
Aug 18, 2026 - 17:06 vuln.today
CVE Published
Aug 18, 2026 - 16:05 cve.org
MEDIUM 5.1

DescriptionCVE.org

Joomla! Core - [20260809] - Improper ACL checks when injection schema.org contact data in Joomla 5.1.0-5.4.7 and 6.0.0-6.1.2 - An improper access check injects contact information for unaccessible contact items into schema.org snippets.

AnalysisAI

Improper access control in Joomla! CMS 5.1.0-5.4.7 and 6.0.0-6.1.2 leaks restricted contact data into schema.org structured data snippets embedded in page output. …

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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata

Access
Authenticate as high-privilege Joomla user
Delivery
Trigger schema.org contact snippet generation
Exploit
CMS skips ACL check for contact items
Execution
Restricted contact data injected into page structured data
Impact
Harvest exposed contact details from page source

Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation Exploitation requires an authenticated Joomla session with high-privilege access (PR:H per CVSS 4.0 vector), meaning the attacker must already hold a high-level Joomla user role such as editor, publisher, or administrator. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The vendor-assigned CVSS 4.0 score of 5.1 (Medium) reflects the limited blast radius of this vulnerability: the impact is confined to low confidentiality disclosure (VC:L), with no integrity or availability consequences. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario A high-privilege Joomla backend user - such as an editor or publisher - navigates to or triggers a page that generates schema.org contact snippets. The CMS fails to apply ACL rules during snippet assembly, causing contact records restricted to higher access levels to be embedded in the rendered page's structured data markup. …
Remediation Consult the Joomla Security Centre advisory at https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/1076-20260809-core-improper-acl-checks-when-injection-schema-org-contact-data.html for the patched release version; an exact fix version is not confirmed in the available intelligence data but Joomla's advisory naming convention (20260809) suggests a maintenance release follows the reported upper bounds (5.4.7 and 6.1.2). … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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