CVE-2021-26037 (GCVE-0-2021-26037)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-07-07 10:12 – Updated: 2026-02-25 05:05
VLAI?
Title
[20210703] - Core - Lack of enforced session termination
Summary
An issue was discovered in Joomla! 2.5.0 through 3.9.27. CMS functions did not properly termine existing user sessions when a user's password was changed or the user was blocked.
Severity ?
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • CSRF
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References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Joomla! Project Joomla! CMS Affected: 2.5.0-3.9.27
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