CVE-2013-5576

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Summary

CVECVE-2013-5576
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2013-10-09 14:54:26 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
Descriptionadministrator/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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.8 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-20 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Joomla Joomla! 2.5.0 All All All
Application Joomla Joomla! 2.5.1 All All All
Application Joomla Joomla! 2.5.10 All All All
Application Joomla Joomla! 2.5.11 All All All
Application Joomla Joomla! 2.5.12 All All All
Application Joomla Joomla! 2.5.13 All All All
Application Joomla Joomla! 2.5.2 All All All
Application Joomla Joomla! 2.5.3 All All All
Application Joomla Joomla! 2.5.4 All All All
Application Joomla Joomla! 2.5.5 All All All
Application Joomla Joomla! 2.5.6 All All All
Application Joomla Joomla! 2.5.7 All All All
Application Joomla Joomla! 2.5.8 All All All
Application Joomla Joomla! 2.5.9 All All All
Application Joomla Joomla! 3.0.0 All All All
Application Joomla Joomla! 3.0.1 All All All
Application Joomla Joomla! 3.0.2 All All All
Application Joomla Joomla! 3.0.3 All All All
Application Joomla Joomla! 3.0.4 All All All
Application Joomla Joomla! 3.1.0 All All All
Application Joomla Joomla! 3.1.1 All All All
Application Joomla Joomla! 3.1.2 All All All
Application Joomla Joomla! 3.1.3 All All All
Application Joomla Joomla! 3.1.4 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[20130801] - Core - Unauthorised Uploads af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 developer.joomla.org
oss-sec: CVE request: Joomla unauthorised uploads before 2.5.14 / 3.1.5 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 seclists.org
Joomla patches file manager vulnerability responsible for hijacked websites - patches, CMS security, applications, security, Fort Disco, joomla, botnet, software, data protection, Versafe - CSO | The Resource for Data Security Executives af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.cso.com.au
Vulnerability Note VU#639620 - Joomla! Media Manager allows arbitrary file upload and execution af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kb.cert.org US Government Resource
oss-sec: Re: CVE request: Joomla unauthorised uploads before 2.5.14 / 3.1.5 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 seclists.org
Joomla Media Manager File Upload Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.exploit-db.com Exploit
Prepare 2.5.14 release · joomla/joomla-cms@fa56452 · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Exploit, Patch
JoomlaCode > Projects > Joomla! > Tracker > NO LONGER SUPPORTED: Joomla! 1.5.x Bug Tracker > Edit Tracker Item af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 joomlacode.org
Prepare 3.1.5 release · joomla/joomla-cms@1ed07e2 · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com
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