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CVE-2023-38044LowCVE published 7 August 2023Added to mySites.guru 20 July 2026

HikaShop (com_hikashop) below 6.5.2 - Unauthenticated Open Redirect

HikaShop versions before 6.5.2 carry an open redirect in the currency switcher (CVE-2026-61901). A crafted link using a doubly encoded return address sends the visitor off to an external website once the currency is changed, and no login is needed to use it. The vendor rates it medium severity. The value of it to an attacker is that the link starts on your domain, so it lends your reputation to whatever phishing or malware page it lands on, and it will pass any filter that trusts your site. HikaShop 6.5.2, released 20 July 2026, now decodes and validates the return address before redirecting so only addresses on your own site are accepted. Update to 6.5.2 or later. There is no setting you can change to close this off, so patching is the only fix. Also covered by this rule: CVE-2023-38044 (SQL injection, 4.0.0-4.7.2), CVE-2024-40746 (stored XSS via product description, below 5.1.1), CVE-2025-22210 (authenticated SQL injection in backend category management, 3.3.0-5.1.4) and CVE-2025-25225 (administrator to Super Admin privilege escalation, 1.0.0-5.1.3). Also within this rule: CVE-2023-54364 (HikaShop 4.7.4 reflected XSS) and CVE-2015-7344 (HikaShop below 2.6.0 XSS via an injected payload[/caption]). Both sit below this ceiling and need no separate row.

Is my site affected?

Affected
HikaShop before 6.5.2
Fixed in
6.5.2
What to do
Update HikaShop to 6.5.2 or later.
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How severe CVE-2023-38044 is

The published CVE record has no CVSS score, so there is no vector to break down here. mySites.guru rates it Low, and that is the rating your sites are checked against.

Timeline

  1. 7 August 2023CVE-2023-38044 record published by its CNA
  2. 20 July 2026mySites.guru check added for HikaShop (before 6.5.2)

Rule details

Other vulnerabilities in HikaShop

Updating for CVE-2023-38044 alone can leave a site on a release another rule still matches. These are the other flaws we check for in the same extension.

HikaShop

Latest safe version: 6.5.2

References

CVE-2023-38044 questions

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-38044?
CVE-2023-38044 affects HikaShop before 6.5.2. The fix is in 6.5.2.
How do I fix CVE-2023-38044?
Update HikaShop to 6.5.2 or later. Then confirm the installed version on the Joomla administrator's Extensions: Manage screen.
How severe is CVE-2023-38044?
The published CVE record has no CVSS score. mySites.guru rates it Low.

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Rules current as of 25 October 2026.