THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2013-5576
MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2013-5576

Joomla\! vulnerability

CVSS
6.8
EPSS
48.2%
EPSS pct
99th
Exploited
No known
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.
Affected vendor
Joomla
Affected product
Joomla\!
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation
Published
2013-10-09

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, medium attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to confidentiality, partial impact to integrity, partial impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 48.2% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it among the most exploited CVEs currently tracked.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2013-5576

  • Confirm whether Joomla Joomla\! is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2013-5576.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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