An issue was discovered in Joomla! 2.5.0 through 3.10.6 & 4.0.0 through 4.1.0. A user row was not bound to a specific authentication mechanism which could under very special circumstances allow an account takeover.
https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/872-20220303-core-user-row-are-not-bound-to-a-authentication-mechanism.html
Source: Mitre, NVD
Published: 2022-03-30
Updated: 2022-04-05
Base Score: 6.8
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Severity: Medium
Base Score: 9.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Severity: Critical