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CVE-2012-2902
Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in editor/extensions/browser/file.php in the Joomla Content Editor (JCE) component before 2.1 for…
Medium6.0EPSS 1.0%
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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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.0 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.0% · top 37% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.0.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (6)
- 51002 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2012-15/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 81980 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- http://www.joomlacontenteditor.net/news/item/jce-21-released?category_id=32 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- jce-joomla-file-file-upload(75671) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 49206 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .