CVE-2017-5214 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The Codextrous B2J Contact (aka b2j_contact) extension before 2.1.13 for Joomla! allows prediction of a uniqid value based on knowledge of a time value. This makes it easier to read arbitrary uploaded files.

Published: 2017-05-17

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:codextrous:b2j_contact:*:*:*:*:*:joomla\!:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-14320	The Codextrous B2J Contact (aka b2j_contact) extension before 2.1.13 for Joomla! allows prediction of a uniqid value based on knowledge of a time value. This makes it easier to read arbitrary uploaded files.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.003.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://navixia.com/storage/app/media/uploaded-files/CVE/cve-2017-521415.txt

History

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Subscriptions

Codextrous B2j Contact

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-05-17T14:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T14:55:35.588Z

Reserved: 2017-01-09T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-5214

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-05-17T14:29:00.337

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2017-5214

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-335

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