CVE-2025-25227: Joomla CMS Multi-Factor Authentication Bypass

high Affects joomla/joomla-cms. Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published 2025-04-08; advisory modified 2025-06-05.

Joomla CMS Multi-Factor Authentication Bypass

Package: joomla/joomla-cms Composer
Affected versions: >=5.0.0 and <5.2.6 or >=4.0.0 and <4.4.13
Fixed in: 5.2.6, 4.4.13
Severity: high CVSS 7.5
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 0% (34.3th percentile)
Published: 2025-04-08
Source: osv.dev

References

CWE-287

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