TI-2017-03329 Aliases CVE-2017-5214 GHSA-993v-35ff-ppxj

The Codextrous B2J Contact (aka b2j_contact) extension before 2.1.13 for Joomla! allows…

LOW 35CWE-335Published 2017-05-17 · Updated 2024-08-05

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · None · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

The Codextrous B2J Contact (aka b2j_contact) extension before 2.1.13 for Joomla! allows prediction of a uniqid value based on knowledge of a time value. This makes it easier to read arbitrary uploaded files.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01197 68th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by 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

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:codextrous:b2j_contact::::::joomla\!::*	up to 2.1.12	Vulnerable	Codextrous

cpe:2.3:a:codextrous:b2j_contact:*:*:*:*:*:joomla\!:*:* Versions up to 2.1.12 Vulnerable ·Codextrous

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-5214
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-993v-35ff-ppxj

References

Exploit 1

https://navixia.com/storage/app/media/uploaded-files/CVE/cve-2017-521415.txt

TI-2017-03330 The Codextrous B2J Contact (aka b2j_contact) extension before 2.1.13 for Joomla! allows a… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2017-06495 The Codextrous B2J Contact (aka b2j_contact) extension before 2.1.13 for Joomla! allows a… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5

Sources

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