CVE-2022-23794

[20220302] - Core - Path Disclosure within filesystem error messages

5.3 MediumFix available

An issue was discovered in Joomla! 3.0.0 through 3.10.6 & 4.0.0 through 4.1.0. Uploading a file name of an excess length causes the error. This error brings up the screen with the path of the source code of the web application.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: None
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

0.92%Unchanged since Mar 31, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.3

Record: CVE-2022-23794
CVSS 3.1: 5.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.0: 5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-209
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

[20220302] - Core - Path Disclosure within filesystem error messages

Record: CVE-2022-23794
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2022-1530 No score

Record: EUVD-2022-1530
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rc8q-45v8-x6xc 5.3

Path Disclosure within joomla/filesystem class

Record: GHSA-rc8q-45v8-x6xc
CVSS 3.1: 5.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-209
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 5.3

Record: CVE-2022-23794
CVSS 3.1: 5.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVGHSA-rc8q-45v8-x6xc 5.3

Path Disclosure within joomla/filesystem class

Record: GHSA-rc8q-45v8-x6xc
CVSS 3.1: 5.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-209
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVBIT-joomla-2022-23794 No score

[20220302] - Core - Path Disclosure within filesystem error messages

Record: BIT-joomla-2022-23794
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`joomla/filesystem` Packagist	before 1.6.2	1.6.2
`joomla/filesystem` Packagist	2.0.0 up to 2.0.1	2.0.1
`joomla` Bitnami	3.0.0 to 3.10.6, 4.0.0 to 4.1.0	None known
`joomla/filesystem` Packagist	before 1.6.2, plus listed versions 1.0-alpha1.0-beta1.0-beta21.0-beta31.1.0 Show 10 moreShow less 1.1.11.2.01.3.01.3.11.4.01.5.01.5.11.5.21.6.01.6.1	1.6.2

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2022-23794 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Joomla Joomla\!, published March 30, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.92%, the 60th percentile. Fixed in joomla/filesystem 1.6.2.