CVE-2021-23128
[20210302] - Core - Potential Insecure FOFEncryptRandval
9.1
CRITICAL
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.01%
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.
How to fix CVE-2021-23128
To remediate CVE-2021-23128, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 3.9.25 or later
Is CVE-2021-23128 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.0%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- >= 3.2.0, < 3.9.25
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL9.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |