CVE-2020-23972

Public Exploit

Description

In Joomla Component GMapFP Version J3.5 and J3.5free, an attacker can access the upload function without authenticating to the application and can also upload files which due to issues of unrestricted file uploads which can be bypassed by changing the content-type and name file too double extensions.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 72.33% Top 5%
Third-Party Advisory packetstormsecurity.com Third-Party Advisory githubusercontent.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/me4yoursecurity/Reports/master/README.md third party advisory exploit
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159072/Joomla-GMapFP-J3.5-J3.5F-Arbitrary-File-Upload.html third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-23972?
CVE-2020-23972 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-23972?
To fix CVE-2020-23972, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2020-23972 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2020-23972 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~72% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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