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CVE-2012-2902 (GCVE-0-2012-2902)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2012-05-21 18:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 19:50
VLAI
Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51002 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2012-15/ x_refsource_MISC
http://osvdb.org/81980 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
http://www.joomlacontenteditor.net/news/item/jce-… x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
http://secunia.com/advisories/49206 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
Date Public
2012-05-14 00:00
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