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TI-2019-05456 Aliases CVE-2019-7743GHSA-5m3w-rvvh-8fx6

An issue was discovered in Joomla! before 3.9.3.

Priority MEDIUM 47CWE-502Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-502.

Summary

An issue was discovered in Joomla! before 3.9.3. The phar:// stream wrapper can be used for objection injection attacks because there is no protection mechanism (such as the TYPO3 PHAR stream wrapper) to prevent use of the phar:// handler for non .phar-files.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02671 85th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed joomla/joomla-cms (Packagist): 3.9.3

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
—joomla/joomla-cms (Packagist)2.5.0 to before 3.9.33.9.3Patch availableGHSA-5m3w-rvvh-8fx6
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • joomla/joomla-cms (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 2.5.0 to before 3.9.3 Fixed in 3.9.3 Patch available GHSA-5m3w-rvvh-8fx6

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.5.0 – 3.9.2VulnerableJoomla!
  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5.0 – 3.9.2 Vulnerable ·Joomla!

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-5m3w-rvvh-8fx6 joomla/joomla-cms (Packagist) Fixed in 3.9.3 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-7743
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5m3w-rvvh-8fx6

References

Advisory 2

Other 3

  • 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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