CVE-2021-23126

MEDIUMNVD 5.35.3—

5.3

An issue was discovered in Joomla! 3.2.0 through 3.9.24. Usage of the insecure rand() function within the process of generating the 2FA secret.

CVSS v3: 5.3
EG Score: 5.3(medium)
EPSS: 1.3%
KEV: Not listed

Published

March 4, 2021

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (2)

security@joomlahttps://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/841-20210301-core-insecure-randomness-within-2fa-secret-generation.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/841-20210301-core-insecure-randomness-within-2fa-secret-generation.html

Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 9× in last 7d / 9× in last 30d)

Every time one of our enrichment pipelines (NVD, MITRE cvelistV5, EPSS, CISA KEV, GHSA, OSV, vendor advisories) ran against this CVE. Most recent first.

2026-05-27 13:39 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-26 20:11 UTCEG score recompute
2026-05-26 20:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
2026-05-26 13:42 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-26 13:42 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-26 07:17 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-26 07:17 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-24 16:49 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-23 09:01 UTCOSV refresh

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2021-23126?

CVE-2021-23126 is a medium vulnerability published on March 4, 2021. An issue was discovered in Joomla! 3.2.0 through 3.9.24. Usage of the insecure rand() function within the process of generating the 2FA secret.

When was CVE-2021-23126 disclosed?

CVE-2021-23126 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on March 4, 2021, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2021-23126 actively exploited?

CVE-2021-23126 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 1.3% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2021-23126?

CVE-2021-23126 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.3 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2021-23126?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2021-23126, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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CVE-2021-23126

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