CVE-2007-5457

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.8 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 37.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2007-10-14 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-94

Description

Multiple PHP remote file inclusion vulnerabilities in Michael Dempfle Joomla Flash Uploader (com_jfu or com_joomla_flash_uploader) 2.5.1 component for Joomla! allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the mosConfig_absolute_path parameter to (1) install.joomla_flash_uploader.php and (2) uninstall.joomla_flash_uploader.php.

Affected products

Joomla! Joomla: all versions
Michael Dempfle Joomla Flash Uploader: 2.5.1

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486475/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26044
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/37181
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39737
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4521
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486475/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26044
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/37181
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39737
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4521

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