CVE-2020-9364
A directory traversal vulnerability resides in the filename field for uploaded attachments via the creativecontactform_upload parameter.
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (3.15%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
An issue was discovered in helpers/mailer.php in the Creative Contact Form extension 4.6.2 before 2019-12-03 for Joomla!. A directory traversal vulnerability resides in the filename field for uploaded attachments via the creativecontactform_upload parameter. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability with the "Send me a copy" option to receive any files of the filesystem via email.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 3.15% probability · 88th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Affected
- creative-solutions/creative contact form
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 3.1% 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.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156655/Creative-Contact-Form-4.6.2-Directory-Traversal.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Mar/13Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://extensions.joomla.org/extension/creative-contact-form/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.ait.ac.at/themen/cyber-security/pentesting/security-advisories/ait-sa-20200301-01/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156655/Creative-Contact-Form-4.6.2-Directory-Traversal.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Mar/13Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://extensions.joomla.org/extension/creative-contact-form/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.ait.ac.at/themen/cyber-security/pentesting/security-advisories/ait-sa-20200301-01/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.