CVE-2025-22213

[20250301] - Core - Malicious file uploads via Media Manager

HIGH
7.1
CVSS Score
Published: March 11, 2025 at 04:07 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 08:45 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorJoomla!

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Severity
HIGH7.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Inadequate checks in the Media Manager allowed users with "edit" privileges to change file extension to arbitrary extension, including .php and other potentially executable extensions.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.1HIGHJoomla
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-434

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