Vulnerability · Published Mar 11, 2025 · Assigned by Joomla

CVE-2025-22213[20250301] - Core - Malicious file uploads via Media Manager

High 7.1

In plain English

A high-severity unrestricted file upload 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 0.5% (higher than 42% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 4.0)7.1High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 57.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Inadequate checks in the Media Manager allowed users with "edit" privileges to change file extension to arbitrary extension, including .php and other potentially executable extensions.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Joomla! Project Joomla! CMS 4.0.0-4.4.115.0.0-5.2.4

Weakness: CWE-434 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:L/SC:L/SI:H/SA:L/AU:N

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