CVE-2021-26028 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

An issue was discovered in Joomla! 3.0.0 through 3.9.24. Extracting an specifilcy crafted zip package could write files outside of the intended path.

Published: 2021-03-04

Score: 5.5 Medium

EPSS: 1.0% 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

Joomla! Project

Joomla! CMS

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`3.0.0-3.9.24`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:joomla: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-2021-0710	An issue was discovered in Joomla! 3.0.0 through 3.9.24. Extracting an specifilcy crafted zip package could write files outside of the intended path.
Github GHSA	GHSA-vgwr-773q-7j3c	Path Traversal within joomla/archive zip class

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01011.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/848-20210308-core-path-traversal-within-joomla-archive-zip-class.html

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Joomla Joomla\!

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Joomla

Published: 2021-03-04T17:37:15.113Z

Updated: 2026-02-25T05:04:58.355Z

Reserved: 2021-01-25T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-26028

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-03-04T18:15:13.910

Modified: 2026-06-17T03:42:45.843

Link: CVE-2021-26028

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-22
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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