CVE-2020-9364 json
An issue was discovered in helpers/mailer.php in the Creative Contact Form extension 4.6.2 before 2019-12-03 for Joomla!. A directory trave…
published 2020-03-04 6 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2020-30185
- cvss
- 5.3
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 3.1%
- EPSS 3.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 88%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
An issue was discovered in helpers/mailer.php in the Creative Contact Form extension 4.6.2 before 2019-12-03 for Joomla!. A directory traversal vulnerability resides in the filename field for uploaded attachments via the creativecontactform_upload parameter. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability with the "Send me a copy" option to receive any files of the filesystem via email.
Exploit prediction
3.15% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- ait.ac.at https://www.ait.ac.at/themen/cyber-security/pentesting/security-advisories/ait-sa-20200301-01/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
- seclists.org http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Mar/13 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
- packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156655/Creative-Contact-Form-4.6.2-Directory-Traversal.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
References
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ait.ac.at
/themen/cyber-security/pentesting/security-advisories/ait-sa-20200301-01/
exploit, third-party-advisory
-
seclists.org
/fulldisclosure/2020/Mar/13
mailing-list, exploit, third-party-advisory
-
packetstormsecurity.com
/files/156655/Creative-Contact-Form-4.6.2-Directory-Traversal.html
exploit, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
-
extensions.joomla.org
/extension/creative-contact-form/
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2020-9364
- NVD CVE-2020-9364
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