CVE-2023-39972: Extension - acymailing.com - Improper Access Control in AcyMailing Enterprise component for Joomla 6.7.0-8.6.3

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2023-08-17 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-284

Description

Improper Access Control vulnerability in AcyMailing Enterprise component for Joomla. It allows unauthorized users to create new mailing lists.

Affected products

acyba AcyMailing – An Ultimate Newsletter Plugin and Marketing Automation Solution for WordPress: from 6.7.0 before 8.7.0 — fixed in 8.7.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: acyba AcyMailing – An Ultimate Newsletter Plugin and Marketing Automation Solution for WordPress 8.7.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://extensions.joomla.org/extension/acymailing-starter/
https://www.acymailing.com/acymailing-release-security-%F0%9F%94%90-news-updates/
https://extensions.joomla.org/extension/acymailing-starter/
https://www.acymailing.com/acymailing-release-security-%F0%9F%94%90-news-updates/

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