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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2017-5214

The Codextrous B2J Contact (aka b2j_contact) extension before 2.1.13 for Joomla! allows prediction of a uniqid value based on knowledge of a time value.

HIGH 7.5EPSS 1.20%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.20%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

The Codextrous B2J Contact (aka b2j_contact) extension before 2.1.13 for Joomla! allows prediction of a uniqid value based on knowledge of a time value. This makes it easier to read arbitrary uploaded files.

CVSS 3.0
7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS
1.20% probability · 68th percentile
Public exploits
None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-335
Affected
codextrous/b2j contact
Source
cve@mitre.org
EPSS trend
0%3%5%27 October 2026: 1.20%27 October 202627 October 2026

EPSS 1.2% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.