Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 9, 2013· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2013-5576
CVE-2013-5576
Description
administrator/components/com_media/helpers/media.php in the media manager in Joomla! 2.5.x before 2.5.14 and 3.x before 3.1.5 allows remote authenticated users or remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and upload files with dangerous extensions via a filename with a trailing . (dot), as exploited in the wild in August 2013.
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Affected products
25cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 24 more
- cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:2.5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:2.5.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:2.5.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:2.5.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:2.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:2.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:2.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:2.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:2.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:2.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:2.5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <2.5.14 (2.5.x) and <3.1.5 (3.x)
Patches
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References
9- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/27610nvdExploit
- github.com/joomla/joomla-cms/commit/fa5645208eefd70f521cd2e4d53d5378622133d8nvdExploitPatch
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/639620nvdUS Government Resource
- developer.joomla.org/security/563-20130801-core-unauthorised-uploads.htmlnvd
- joomlacode.org/gf/project/joomla/tracker/nvd
- seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q3/484nvd
- seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q3/486nvd
- www.cso.com.au/article/523528/joomla_patches_file_manager_vulnerability_responsible_hijacked_websites/nvd
- github.com/joomla/joomla-cms/commit/1ed07e257a2c0794ba19e864f7c5101e7e8c41d2nvd
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