What is CVE-2017-7989?

CVE-2017-7989 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Joomla Joomla\!, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-04-25.

How severe is CVE-2017-7989?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Arbitrary file upload in Joomla Joomla\!

CVE-2017-7989

In Joomla! 3.2.0 through 3.6.5 (fixed in 3.7.0), inadequate MIME type checks allowed low-privilege users to upload swf files even if they were explicitly forbidden.

Vulnerability class: Unrestricted File Upload

EPSS: 0.010 (58.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Joomla Joomla\! — versions 3.2.0, 3.2.1, 3.2.2
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-434 — Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-7989?: CVE-2017-7989 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Joomla Joomla\!, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-04-25.
How severe is CVE-2017-7989?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.