Arbitrary Code Execution via Incomplete Blacklist Vulnerabilities in Simple File Upload Module for Joomla!

CVE-2011-5148 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:M/AU:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Multiple incomplete blacklist vulnerabilities in the Simple File Upload (mod_simplefileuploadv1.3) module before 1.3.5 for Joomla! allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with a (1) php5, (2) php6, or (3) double (e.g. .php.jpg) extension, then accessing it via a direct request to the file in images/, as exploited in the wild in January 2012.

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