CVE-2017-7989

medium

Description

In Joomla! 3.2.0 through 3.6.5 (fixed in 3.7.0), inadequate MIME type checks allowed low-privilege users to upload swf files even if they were explicitly forbidden.

References

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2017-16959

https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/689-20170407-core-acl-violations

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98029

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2017-04-25

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N