Path Traversal in Rsjoomla.com Rsfirewall Component For Joomla

CVE-2025-27445

A path traversal vulnerability in RSFirewall component 2.9.7 - 3.1.5 for Joomla was discovered. This vulnerability allows authenticated users to read arbitrary files outside the Joomla root directory. The flaw is caused by insufficient sanitization of user-supplied input in file path parameters, allowing attackers to exploit directory traversal sequences (e.g., ../) to access sensitive files

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (35.7th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 36th percentile — 35.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2025-27445: held from 0.004 to 0.004.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: +0.000

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Weakness classification (CWE)

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-27445?
CVE-2025-27445 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Rsjoomla.com Rsfirewall Component For Joomla, classified under Path Traversal: '.../...//'. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2025-06-05.
How severe is CVE-2025-27445?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.