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TI-2013-04767 Aliases CVE-2013-5576GHSA-57fx-rj36-27v4

administrator/components/com_media/helpers/media.php in the media manager in Joomla!…

Priority MEDIUM 61CWE-20Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.48191 98th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 24

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.5.0VulnerableJoomla!
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.5.1VulnerableJoomla!
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.5.2VulnerableJoomla!
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:2.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.5.3VulnerableJoomla!
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:2.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.5.4VulnerableJoomla!
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:2.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.5.5VulnerableJoomla!
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:2.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.5.6VulnerableJoomla!
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:2.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.5.7VulnerableJoomla!
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:2.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.5.8VulnerableJoomla!
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:2.5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.5.9VulnerableJoomla!
  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5.0 Vulnerable ·Joomla!
  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5.1 Vulnerable ·Joomla!
  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5.2 Vulnerable ·Joomla!
  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:2.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5.3 Vulnerable ·Joomla!
  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:2.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5.4 Vulnerable ·Joomla!
  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:2.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5.5 Vulnerable ·Joomla!
  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:2.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5.6 Vulnerable ·Joomla!
  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:2.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5.7 Vulnerable ·Joomla!
  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:2.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5.8 Vulnerable ·Joomla!
  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:2.5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5.9 Vulnerable ·Joomla!
Show 14 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:2.5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.5.10VulnerableJoomla!
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:2.5.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.5.11VulnerableJoomla!
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:2.5.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.5.12VulnerableJoomla!
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:2.5.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.5.13VulnerableJoomla!
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.0VulnerableJoomla!
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.1VulnerableJoomla!
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.2VulnerableJoomla!
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.3VulnerableJoomla!
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.4VulnerableJoomla!
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.0VulnerableJoomla!
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.1VulnerableJoomla!
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.2VulnerableJoomla!
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.3VulnerableJoomla!
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.4VulnerableJoomla!
  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:2.5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5.10 Vulnerable ·Joomla!
  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:2.5.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5.11 Vulnerable ·Joomla!
  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:2.5.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5.12 Vulnerable ·Joomla!
  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:2.5.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5.13 Vulnerable ·Joomla!
  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.0 Vulnerable ·Joomla!
  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.1 Vulnerable ·Joomla!
  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.2 Vulnerable ·Joomla!
  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.3 Vulnerable ·Joomla!
  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.4 Vulnerable ·Joomla!
  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.0 Vulnerable ·Joomla!
  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.1 Vulnerable ·Joomla!
  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.2 Vulnerable ·Joomla!
  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.3 Vulnerable ·Joomla!
  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.4 Vulnerable ·Joomla!

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-5576
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-57fx-rj36-27v4

References

Exploit 2

Advisory 1

Other 6

  • TI-2016-08118 The mailSend function in the isMail transport in PHPMailer before 5.2.18 might allow… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2017-06410 SQL injection vulnerability in Joomla! 3.7.x before 3.7.1 allows attackers to execute… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2016-08129 The isMail transport in PHPMailer before 5.2.20 might allow remote attackers to pass… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2016-07280 The register method in the UsersModelRegistration class in controllers/user.php in the… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-09555 [20230201] - Core - Improper access check in webservice endpoints KEVCVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
  • TI-2015-07045 Joomla! 1.5.x, 2.x, and 3.x before 3.4.6 allow remote attackers to conduct PHP object… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
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Sources

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