JoomsportWordPress extension · Beardev
CVE-2024-43355
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 · uneditedMissing Authorization vulnerability in BearDev JoomSport allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects JoomSport: from n/a through 5.3.0.
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 confidenceThis is a missing authorization (broken access control) vulnerability in BearDev JoomSport, a Joomla sports management component. Due to incorrectly configured access control security levels, authenticated users can potentially access resources or perform actions outside their intended privilege level. The CVSS vector suggests network-exploitable with low complexity and low privileges required.
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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
JoomsportWordPress extension
< 5.5.7CVSS 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
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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 JoomSport installationLocate the JoomSport component in your Joomla installation by checking for the directory /administrator/components/com_joomsport/ or by querying the #__extensions table in your Joomla database for entries where element = 'com_joomsport'Affected if The component is installed and present in your Joomla environment
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Determine installed JoomSport versionRead the version from the JoomSport manifest file at /administrator/components/com_joomsport/joomsport.xml, or query the #__extensions table where name = 'JoomSport' and check the manifest_cache or version fieldAffected if The version is lower than 5.5.7 (e.g., 5.5.6, 5.5.0, etc.)
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Verify authentication requirementConfirm that user registration or any form of user account creation is enabled on the Joomla site, or check if there are existing registered user accounts in the #__users tableAffected if The site allows user registration or has existing registered users who could log in
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Check access control configurationReview the JoomSport permission settings in Joomla under Components > JoomSport > Options > Permissions, or inspect the #__joomsport_acl table if it exists, looking for any custom access levels or permission rules that may be misconfiguredAffected if Non-administrator users have elevated permissions or there are custom permission rules that bypass standard Joomla access control checks
Your environment is affected if JoomSport is installed with a version lower than 5.5.7 and your site allows authenticated users to access JoomSport functionality, as the missing authorization flaw could allow privilege escalation.
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.
dbcve · scoped5.5.7
Implement proper authorization checks and fix access control configuration to enforce role-based permissions; update to patched version if available from vendor.
JoomSport version 5.5.7 or later
- Create a full backup of your Joomla website and database before proceeding with any updates
- Download JoomSport version 5.5.7 or later from the official JoomSport/Joomla extension repository
- Install the update through the Joomla Administrator > Extensions > Manage > Install interface
- Clear any Joomla and browser caches after the update
- Verify the installation by checking the JoomSport version in Extensions > Manage > Extensions
- Test critical functionality (especially areas related to user permissions and access control) to confirm the update did not break existing features
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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Scoped from the published advisory
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- Implementation8.0 h
- Testing4.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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