What is CVE-2017-5214?

CVE-2017-5214 is a high-severity vulnerability in Codextrous B2j_contact, classified under Incorrect Usage of Seeds in Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG). CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-05-17.

How severe is CVE-2017-5214?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Codextrous B2j_contact

CVE-2017-5214

The Codextrous B2J Contact (aka b2j_contact) extension before 2.1.13 for Joomla! allows prediction of a uniqid value based on knowledge of a time value. This makes it easier to read arbitrary uploaded files.

EPSS: 0.003 (53.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Codextrous B2j_contact
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-335 — Incorrect Usage of Seeds in Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG)

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-5214?: CVE-2017-5214 is a high-severity vulnerability in Codextrous B2j_contact, classified under Incorrect Usage of Seeds in Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG). CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-05-17.
How severe is CVE-2017-5214?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.