CVE-2012-2902

Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in editor/extensions/browser/file.php in the Joomla Content Editor (JCE) component before 2.1 for Joomla!, when chunking is set to greater than zero, allows remote authors to execute arbitrary PHP code by uploading a PHP file with a double extension as demonstrated by .jpg.pht.

Published: 2012-05-21 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2012-2902 is rated Moderate Risk (44.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.01%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-2902

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.60% 1.01% +0.41%
2 2025-03-30 0.66% 0.60% -0.06%
3 2025-03-29 — 0.66% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-2902

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 6.8 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-2902

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2012-2902

Comment: Per: http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/434.html 'Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type'

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-2902

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ryan_demmer joomla_content_editor <= 2.0.21 cpe:2.3:a:ryan_demmer:joomla_content_editor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ryan_demmer joomla_content_editor 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:ryan_demmer:joomla_content_editor:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-2902

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