administrator/components/com_media/helpers/media.php in the media manager in Joomla! 2.5.x before 2.5.14 and 3.x before 3.1.5 allows remote authenticated users or remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and upload files with dangerous extensions via a filename with a trailing . (dot), as exploited in the wild in August 2013.
Published 2013-10-09 14:54:27
Updated 2013-12-01 04:31:01
Source MITRE
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: Input validation

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2013-5576

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 78.47%

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 98 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ

Metasploit modules for CVE-2013-5576

  • Joomla Media Manager File Upload Vulnerability
    Disclosure Date: 2013-08-01
    First seen: 2020-04-26
    exploit/unix/webapp/joomla_media_upload_exec
    This module exploits a vulnerability found in Joomla 2.5.x up to 2.5.13, as well as 3.x up to 3.1.4 versions. The vulnerability exists in the Media Manager component, which comes by default in Joomla, allowing arbitrary file uploads, and results in arbitrary code exe

CVSS scores for CVE-2013-5576

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source
6.8
MEDIUM AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
8.6
6.4
NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2013-5576

  • The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.
    Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2013-5576

Products affected by CVE-2013-5576

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