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Fencer Intel
medium 6.8

CVE-2011-5148 json

Multiple incomplete blacklist vulnerabilities in the Simple File Upload (mod_simplefileuploadv1.3) module before 1.3.5 for Joomla!

published 2012-08-31 14 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2011-5048

cvss
6.8
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
4.8%
EPSS 4.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 92%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Multiple incomplete blacklist vulnerabilities in the Simple File Upload (mod_simplefileuploadv1.3) module before 1.3.5 for Joomla! allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with a (1) php5, (2) php6, or (3) double (e.g. .php.jpg) extension, then accessing it via a direct request to the file in images/, as exploited in the wild in January 2012.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-18287)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

4.84% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-18287 Joomla! Component Module Simple File Upload 1.3 - Remote Code Execution webapps, 2011-12-28

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 6.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

Sources

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