What is CVE-2020-35612?

CVE-2020-35612 is a high-severity vulnerability in Joomla Joomla\!, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-12-28.

How severe is CVE-2020-35612?

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

Path Traversal in Joomla Joomla\!

CVE-2020-35612

An issue was discovered in Joomla! 2.5.0 through 3.9.22. The folder parameter of mod_random_image lacked input validation, leading to a path traversal vulnerability.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

Published 2020-12-28 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.016 (75.2th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 75th percentile — 75.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.016 · newest: 0.016 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Joomla Joomla\!
Joomla! Project Cms — versions 2.5.0-3.9.22

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

References

developer.joomla.org/security-centre/830-20201103-core-path-traversal-in-mod-ra… (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-35612?: CVE-2020-35612 is a high-severity vulnerability in Joomla Joomla\!, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-12-28.
How severe is CVE-2020-35612?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.