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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 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.

    Published:May 21, 2012
    Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
    EPS:May 21, 2012
    EPSS Score:0.006
    CVSS Score:6

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Joomla
    Product
    Joomla\!
    Vendor
    Ryan Demmer
    Product
    Joomla Content Editor

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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    User Interaction
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    Integrity
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    Availability
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