CVE-2016-9836

Description

The file scanning mechanism of JFilterInput::isFileSafe() in Joomla! CMS before 3.6.5 does not consider alternative PHP file extensions when checking uploaded files for PHP content, which enables a user to upload and execute files with the `.php6`, `.php7`, `.phtml`, and `.phpt` extensions. Additionally, JHelperMedia::canUpload() did not blacklist these file extensions as uploadable file types.

Predictions

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No vendor mitigations ingested yet for this CVE. The mitigation-content worker queues fetches as references arrive — check back in a few minutes, or see the references list below.

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94663
• https://github.com/XiphosResearch/exploits/tree/master/Joomraa
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94663
• https://github.com/XiphosResearch/exploits/tree/master/Joomraa

CWEs

CWE-284