Path traversal in Joomla! - CVE-2022-23793

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Path traversal in Joomla! - CVE-2022-23793

Published: March 29, 2022 / Updated: March 30, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU61691
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-23793
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Joomla!
Software vendor:
Joomla!

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences in filenames inside .zip archives. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted archive to the web application and write files outside of the intended path.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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