GuruApplication · Ijoomla
CVE-2022-23802
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedJoomla Guru extension 5.2.5 is affected by: Insecure Permissions. The impact is: obtain sensitive information (remote). The component is: Access to private information and components, possibility to view other users' information. Information disclosure Access to private information and components, possibility to view other users' information.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceThe Joomla Guru extension version 5.2.5 contains an insecure permissions vulnerability that allows remote unauthenticated attackers to access private information and view other users' sensitive data due to improper access control configurations.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
GuruApplication
= 5.2.5CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify if Guru extension is installedCheck your Joomla extensions directory or use the Joomla administrator panel to list installed components. Look for 'Guru' or 'iJoomla Guru' in the component list.Affected if The Guru extension appears in your Joomla installation
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Confirm the installed version is 5.2.5In the Joomla administrator panel, navigate to Components > Guru > Dashboard, or check the extension version in the Joomla Extension Manager. Compare your version number to 5.2.5.Affected if The installed version is exactly 5.2.5
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Verify access control configuration is improperly setNavigate to Components > Guru > Settings > Permissions (or Access Control). Examine whether guest users or unauthenticated users have been granted access to view private user data, student records, or sensitive components.Affected if Guest or public user groups have elevated access permissions to private Guru data
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Test for unauthenticated access to sensitive dataUse a browser in private/incognito mode to attempt accessing Guru student data, course records, or user information without logging in. Try accessing URLs such as /index.php?option=com_guru or direct paths to student profiles.Affected if Sensitive user data or private records are accessible without authentication
You are affected if the Guru extension version 5.2.5 is installed and unauthenticated users can access private user data due to improper access control settings.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpdate the Guru extension to the latest patched version that addresses the permission flaws, or manually review and restrict access controls within the extension to prevent unauthorized access to private user information and components.
Fix this in Guru
Scoped from the published advisory
- Consultation2.0 h
- Implementation3.0 h
- Testing2.0 h
- Review / QA1.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2022-23802 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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