MEDIUM
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
Published Apr 25, 2017
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.98%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 3.2.0
- 3.2.1
- 3.2.2
- 3.2.3
- 3.2.4
- 3.3.0
- 3.3.1
- 3.3.2
- 3.3.3
- 3.3.4
- 3.3.5
- 3.4.0
- 3.4.0
- 3.4.0
- 3.4.0
- 3.4.0
- 3.4.0
- 3.4.1
- 3.4.1
- 3.4.1
- 3.4.2
- 3.4.2
- 3.4.3
- 3.4.4
- 3.4.5
- 3.4.6
- 3.4.7
- 3.4.8
- 3.4.8
- 3.5.0
- 3.5.0
- 3.5.0
- 3.5.0
- 3.5.0
- 3.5.0
- 3.5.0
- 3.5.0
- 3.5.0
- 3.5.0
- 3.5.1
- 3.5.1
- 3.6.0
- 3.6.0
- 3.6.0
- 3.6.0
- 3.6.0
- 3.6.0
- 3.6.1
- 3.6.1
- 3.6.1
- 3.6.2
- 3.6.3
- 3.6.3
- 3.6.3
- 3.6.3
- 3.6.4
- 3.6.5
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
6.5 MEDIUM NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact None
4.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication Single
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.98% 0.00981
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00981
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.98% (0.00981) | 60.87th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 0.98% (0.00981) | 60.72th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00049) | 19.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 22, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00049) | 18.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.05% (0.00049) | 16.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.62% (0.00624) | 17.80th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.62% (0.00624) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (1)
References (2)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98029 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/689-20170407-core-acl-violations x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98029 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/689-20170407-core-acl-violations | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Apr 25, 2017
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Apr 20, 2017
Link CVE-2017-7989
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a