CVE-2011-5148
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 6.8 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P- EPSS score
- 4.8% (92th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2011-5048)
- Published
- August 31, 2012
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2011-5048 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- joomla / joomla!
- wasen / mod simplefileupload
- wasen / mod simplefileupload
- wasen / mod simplefileupload
References
- http://docs.joomla.org/Vulnerable_Extensions_List#Simple_File_Upload_1.3
- http://secunia.com/advisories/47370(Vendor Advisory)
- http://wasen.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=87&Itemid=59
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18287
- http://www.osvdb.org/78122
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51214
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51234
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/72023
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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