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CVE-2013-5576

administrator/components/com_media/helpers/media.php in the media manager in Joomla!

Public exploit code

Working exploit or proof of concept code has been published for this vulnerability. Treat unpatched systems as at risk.

Impact

administrator/components/com_media/helpers/media.php in the media manager in Joomla! 2.5.x before 2.5.14 and 3.x before 3.1.5 allows remote authenticated users or remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and upload files with dangerous extensions via a filename with a trailing . (dot), as exploited in the wild in August 2013.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
JoomlaJoomla\!
Versions 2.5.0, 2.5.1, 2.5.2, 2.5.3, 2.5.4, 2.5.5

Weakness classification

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