What is CVE-2017-9030?

CVE-2017-9030 is a high-severity vulnerability in Codextrous B2j_contact, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-05-17.

How severe is CVE-2017-9030?

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

Path Traversal in Codextrous B2j_contact

CVE-2017-9030

The Codextrous B2J Contact (aka b2j_contact) extension before 2.1.13 for Joomla! allows a directory traversal attack that bypasses a uniqid protection mechanism, and makes it easier to read arbitrary uploaded files.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.021 (84.3th 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-22 — Path Traversal

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-9030?: CVE-2017-9030 is a high-severity vulnerability in Codextrous B2j_contact, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-05-17.
How severe is CVE-2017-9030?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.