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.
CVE-2013-5576
- No confirmed exploitation signals yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- —
- EG Score
- 0.0(none)
- EPSS
- 98.7%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
October 9, 2013
Last Modified
April 29, 2026
References (18)
- cve@mitrehttp://developer.joomla.org/security/563-20130801-core-unauthorised-uploads.html
- cve@mitrehttp://joomlacode.org/gf/project/joomla/tracker/?action=TrackerItemEdit&tracker_item_id=31626
- cve@mitrehttp://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q3/484
- cve@mitrehttp://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q3/486
- cve@mitrehttp://www.cso.com.au/article/523528/joomla_patches_file_manager_vulnerability_responsible_hijacked_websites/
- cve@mitrehttp://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/27610
- cve@mitrehttp://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/639620
- cve@mitrehttps://github.com/joomla/joomla-cms/commit/1ed07e257a2c0794ba19e864f7c5101e7e8c41d2
- cve@mitrehttps://github.com/joomla/joomla-cms/commit/fa5645208eefd70f521cd2e4d53d5378622133d8
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://developer.joomla.org/security/563-20130801-core-unauthorised-uploads.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://joomlacode.org/gf/project/joomla/tracker/?action=TrackerItemEdit&tracker_item_id=31626
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q3/484
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q3/486
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.cso.com.au/article/523528/joomla_patches_file_manager_vulnerability_responsible_hijacked_websites/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/27610
Weakness Classification(1)
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Publicly available exploits
(2 references)Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Metasploit module) (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- Exploit-DBEDB-27610✓ verifiedFirst seen Aug 15, 2013
Joomla! Component Media Manager - Arbitrary File Upload (Metasploit)
Open source ↗ - Metasploitexploit/unix/webapp/joomla_media_upload_exec✓ verifiedFirst seen Aug 1, 2013
Joomla Media Manager File Upload Vulnerability
Open source ↗
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