An issue was discovered in helpers/mailer.php in the Creative Contact Form extension…
Priority LOW 30CWE-22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
An issue was discovered in helpers/mailer.php in the Creative Contact Form extension 4.6.2 before 2019-12-03 for Joomla!. A directory traversal vulnerability resides in the filename field for uploaded attachments via the creativecontactform_upload parameter. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability with the "Send me a copy" option to receive any files of the filesystem via email.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.03147 88th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 3 exploit referencesTagged 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:creative-solutions:creative_contact_form:4.6.2:*:*:*:*:joomla\!:*:* | 4.6.2 | Vulnerable | Creative Solutions |
- cpe:2.3:a:creative-solutions:creative_contact_form:4.6.2:*:*:*:*:joomla\!:*:* Versions 4.6.2 Vulnerable ·Creative Solutions
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-9364
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8c7v-p9q4-7x63
References
Exploit 3
More Creative Solutions Creative Contact Form vulnerabilities
- TI-2014-07169 Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in server/php/UploadHandler.php in the jQuery File… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2020-9364 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-9364 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8c7v-p9q4-7x63 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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