CVE-2012-2902
MEDIUM · CVSS 6.0EPSS 1.0%EU EUVD
Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in editor/extensions/browser/file.php in the Joomla Content Editor (JCE) component before 2.1 for Joomla!, when chunking is set to greater than zero, allows remote authors to execute arbitrary PHP code by uploading a PHP file with a double extension as demonstrated by .jpg.pht.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 6.0 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P- EPSS score
- 1.0% (63th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2012-2882)
- Published
- May 21, 2012
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-2882 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- joomla / joomla!
- ryan demmer / joomla content editor
- ryan demmer / joomla content editor
References
- http://osvdb.org/81980
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49206(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2012-15/(Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.joomlacontenteditor.net/news/item/jce-21-released?category_id=32
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51002
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75671
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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