CVE-2012-2902
Description
Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in editor/extensions/browser/file.php in the Joomla Content Editor (JCE) component before 2.1 for Joomla!, when chunking is set to greater than zero, allows remote authors to execute arbitrary PHP code by uploading a PHP file with a double extension as demonstrated by .jpg.pht.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
The vendor-content worker queues fetches as references arrive (check back in a few minutes). Or — if you've already worked around this in production — publish your fix to the community-verified tier.
✚ Propose a mitigation on Community → Mitigations published via the community go through AI scoring + 2 human reviewers + 7-day silent objection window before landing here withsource_tier=community-verified.
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| ryan_demmer | joomla_content_editor | {"endIncluding":"2.0.21"} | |
| ryan_demmer | joomla_content_editor | 2.0 | |
| joomla | joomla\! | | |
References
- http://osvdb.org/81980
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49206
- http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2012-15/
- http://www.joomlacontenteditor.net/news/item/jce-21-released?category_id=32
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51002
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75671
- http://osvdb.org/81980
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49206
- http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2012-15/
- http://www.joomlacontenteditor.net/news/item/jce-21-released?category_id=32
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51002
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75671
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.