CVE-2013-5576
N/A
Published: October 9, 2013 at 02:44 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:59 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorJoomla!
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 48%
Description
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.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (9)
x_refsource_CONFIRM
Source: [email protected]
http://developer.joomla.org/security/563-20130801-core-unauthorised-uploads.htmlThird Party Advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
Source: [email protected]
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/639620x_refsource_CONFIRM
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/joomla/joomla-cms/commit/1ed07e257a2c0794ba19e864f7c5101e7e8c41d2Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-20
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