CVE-2011-5148

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.8 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 4.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2012-08-31 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Multiple incomplete blacklist vulnerabilities in the Simple File Upload (mod_simplefileuploadv1.3) module before 1.3.5 for Joomla! allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with a (1) php5, (2) php6, or (3) double (e.g. .php.jpg) extension, then accessing it via a direct request to the file in images/, as exploited in the wild in January 2012.

Affected products

Wasen Mod Simplefileupload: through 1.3; 1.0, 1.1

References

http://docs.joomla.org/Vulnerable_Extensions_List#Simple_File_Upload_1.3
http://secunia.com/advisories/47370
http://wasen.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=87&Itemid=59
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18287
http://www.osvdb.org/78122
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51214
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51234
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/72023
http://docs.joomla.org/Vulnerable_Extensions_List#Simple_File_Upload_1.3
http://secunia.com/advisories/47370
http://wasen.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=87&Itemid=59
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18287

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