Unauthenticated RCE affecting the AcyMailing plugin for Joomla
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-434.
Summary
AnyMailing Joomla Plugin is vulnerable to unauthenticated remote code execution, when being granted access to the campaign's creation on front-office due to unrestricted file upload allowing PHP code to be injected. This issue affects AnyMailing Joomla Plugin Enterprise in versions below 8.3.0.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
No affected products listed by the sources yet.
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:acymailing:acymailing:*:*:*:*:*:joomla\!:*:* | before 8.3.0 | Vulnerable | acymailing.com |
- cpe:2.3:a:acymailing:acymailing:*:*:*:*:*:joomla\!:*:* Versions before 8.3.0 Vulnerable ·acymailing.com
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
AcyMailing Newsletter Plugin for Joomla in the Enterprise version 8.3.0
2 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 1 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2023-13247 Stored XSS affecting the AcyMailing plugin for JoomlaPriority LOW 38
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-28731
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2qgx-8w4f-jc5v
References
More acymailing.com Acymailing vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-40657 SQL injection in acymailing.com AcyMailing extension for Joomla CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.2
- TI-2026-63343 Unrestricted file upload in acymailing.com AcyMailing Enterprise extension for Joomla CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.5
- TI-2024-06844 AcyMailing <= 9.7.2 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Upload via acym_extractArchive Function CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-13246 Missing access control affecting the AcyMailing plugin for Joomla CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2023-13247 Stored XSS affecting the AcyMailing plugin for Joomla CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2026-63342 SQL injection in acymailing.com AcyMailing extension for Joomla CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.3
Sources
- CVE-2023-28731 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-28731 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2qgx-8w4f-jc5v · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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