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CVE-2025-22213

Inadequate checks in the Media Manager allowed users with "edit" privileges to change file extension to arbitrary extension, including .php and other potentially executable extensions.

HIGH 7.1EPSS 0.48%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.48%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

Inadequate checks in the Media Manager allowed users with "edit" privileges to change file extension to arbitrary extension, including .php and other potentially executable extensions.

CVSS 4.0: 7.1 HIGHCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:L/SC:L/SI:H/SA:L/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/M
EPSS: 0.48% probability · 40th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-434
Source: security@joomla.org

References

https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/961-20250301-core-malicious-file-uploads-via-media-managere-malicious-file-uploads-via-media-manager.html

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