VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2017-5215

CVSS score9.8 CRITICAL
EPSS probability3.57%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2017-05-17
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

The Codextrous B2J Contact (aka b2j_contact) extension before 2.1.13 for Joomla! allows a rename attack that bypasses a "safe file extension" protection mechanism, leading to remote code execution.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation

Primary references