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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2025-22213
CVE-2025-22213:
Joomla vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
CVE-2025-22213 is a security vulnerability discovered in Joomla's Media Manager component, affecting versions 4.0.0-4.4.11 and 5.0.0-5.2.4. The vulnerability was reported on February 25, 2025, and fixed on March 10, 2025. It allows users with 'edit' privileges to change file extensions to arbitrary values, including potentially executable extensions like .php (Joomla Security).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as CWE-434 (Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type). It has received a CVSS v4.0 score of 7.1 (HIGH) with the vector string 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. The technical issue stems from inadequate security checks in the Media Manager component, which fails to properly validate file extension changes (NVD Database).
Impact
The vulnerability allows authenticated users with edit privileges to upload potentially malicious files by manipulating file extensions. This could lead to the execution of arbitrary PHP code on the affected system, potentially compromising the security of the Joomla installation (Rapid7).
Mitigation and workarounds
Joomla has released security patches to address this vulnerability. Users are strongly advised to upgrade to version 4.4.12 or 5.2.5, depending on their current version track (Joomla Security).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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