VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2015-8564

Directory traversal vulnerability in Joomla!

HIGH 7.5EPSS 2.64%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.64%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in Joomla! 3.4.x before 3.4.6 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via directory traversal sequences in the XML install file in an extension package archive.

CVSS 2.0: 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS: 2.64% probability · 85th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-20, CWE-22
Affected: joomla/joomla\!
Source: cve@mitre.org

References

https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/634-20151214-core-directory-traversal.htmlVendor Advisory
https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/634-20151214-core-directory-traversal.htmlVendor Advisory

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.