7.5

CVE-2025-25227: joomla! project joomla! cms Improper Authentication

CVSS: 7.5v3.1HighAnalyzed
Published 08-04-2025Last modified 21-04-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-25227 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Improper Authentication vulnerability in joomla! project joomla! cms. EPSS estimates a 0.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 33.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
30/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.40%
0%100%
Low · +0.01 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 08-04-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 21-04-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Insufficient state checks lead to a vector that allows to bypass 2FA checks.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.40%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

33%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.01 pp

From 0.40% on 22-09-2026

22-09-202622-10-2026
EPSS score
0.40%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Joomla1 product
  • joomla\!≥ 4.0.0, < 4.4.13 | ≥ 5.0.0, < 5.2.6
Joomla! project1 product

2 vendors · 2 products

References

1 links