Joomla!
Summary iPlain-English security verdict for Joomla!, generated from its current health score, actively-exploited vulnerabilities, and latest supported version.
Joomla! currently scores 0/100 — critical, with active exploitation. 2 of its known vulnerabilities are being actively exploited in the wild (CISA KEV), including CVE-2023-23752. Upgrade immediately and review your exposure to the actively-exploited CVEs below.
Disclosure trend iNew CVEs published for Joomla! each year (NVD). A higher bar means more disclosures that year — more scrutiny, not necessarily less safe.
Patch priority — what to act on iThe issues to fix first — actively exploited (CISA KEV) first, then by exploitation probability (EPSS), then severity. Each row's "→ fixed in" is the earliest version that patches it; "see advisory" means no fixed version is published.
Most urgent first — actively exploited, then likeliest to be exploited.
CVE-2023-23752 MEDIUM exploited Improper access control EPSS 100% → fixed in 4.2.8 CVE-2016-10033 CRITICAL exploited CWE-88 EPSS 100% → see advisory CVE-2015-7297 HIGH SQL injection EPSS 100% → see advisory CVE-2017-8917 CRITICAL SQL injection EPSS 100% → see advisory CVE-2015-8562 HIGH Improper input validation EPSS 98% → see advisory CVE-2016-10045 CRITICAL Command injection EPSS 98% → see advisory CVE-2016-8869 CRITICAL Improper input validation EPSS 97% → see advisory CVE-2015-7857 HIGH SQL injection EPSS 94% → see advisory CVE-2019-11358 MEDIUM Prototype pollution EPSS 87% → see advisory CVE-2015-7858 HIGH SQL injection EPSS 85% → see advisory CVE-2021-26030 MEDIUM Cross-site scripting (XSS) EPSS 82% → see advisory CVE-2016-8870 HIGH Improper input validation EPSS 82% → see advisoryGet alerted about Joomla!
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Frequently asked
Is Joomla! safe and patched?
Joomla! currently scores 0/100 — critical, with active exploitation. 2 of its known vulnerabilities are being actively exploited in the wild (CISA KEV), including CVE-2023-23752. Upgrade immediately and review your exposure to the actively-exploited CVEs below.
What should I do about Joomla! now?
Review the patch-priority list, apply the available fixes (or move to the latest release), and confirm against Joomla!'s official advisory. Some issues are under active exploitation, so treat this as urgent.
Why is Joomla! listed on IsItPatched?
Joomla! was added automatically because CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog flagged it as actively exploited in the wild. IsItPatched tracks its known CVEs, severity (CVSS), exploitation probability (EPSS) and KEV status from public data; its version and lifecycle mapping is verified over time.
lifecycle unknown — needs latest supported version
Informational only, from public data (NVD · CISA KEV · EPSS · endoflife.date), and can lag or miss vendor-specific fixes. Always confirm against Joomla!'s official advisory before you patch or upgrade.