CVE-2017-7989

MEDIUM

Joomla! 3.2.0-3.6.5 - Unrestricted Upload of Dangerous File Type via Inadequate MIME Check

Title source: llm

Description

In Joomla! 3.2.0 through 3.6.5 (fixed in 3.7.0), inadequate MIME type checks allowed low-privilege users to upload swf files even if they were explicitly forbidden.

References (2)

Core 2

Core References

Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm

https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/689-20170407-core-acl-violations

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98029

Scores

CVSS v3 6.5

EPSS 0.0098

EPSS Percentile 57.8%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Details

CWE

CWE-434

Status published

Products (24)

joomla/joomla\! 3.2.0

joomla/joomla\! 3.2.1

joomla/joomla\! 3.2.2

joomla/joomla\! 3.2.3

joomla/joomla\! 3.2.4

joomla/joomla\! 3.3.0

joomla/joomla\! 3.3.1

joomla/joomla\! 3.3.2

joomla/joomla\! 3.3.3

joomla/joomla\! 3.3.4

... and 14 more

Published Apr 25, 2017

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026