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.…
Does this matter?
A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB, so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is medium and EPSS is 4.8%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet.
Description
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 4.84% probability · 92th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 28 December 2011
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- wasen/mod simplefileupload
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 4.8% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://docs.joomla.org/Vulnerable_Extensions_List#Simple_File_Upload_1.3
- http://secunia.com/advisories/47370Vendor 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
- http://docs.joomla.org/Vulnerable_Extensions_List#Simple_File_Upload_1.3
- http://secunia.com/advisories/47370Vendor 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
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.