Vulnerability · Published Mar 4, 2021 · Assigned by Joomla

CVE-2021-26028[20210308] - Core - Path Traversal within joomla/archive zip class

Medium 5.5

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in Joomla! CMS from Joomla! Project. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.0% (higher than 63% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS NVD)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)1.0%top 36.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

An issue was discovered in Joomla! 3.0.0 through 3.9.24. Extracting an specifilcy crafted zip package could write files outside of the intended path.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Packagistjoomla/archive1.1.10GHSA-vgwr-773q-7j3c

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Joomla! Project Joomla! CMS 3.0.0-3.9.24

References