CVE-2015-8564 Path traversal in n/a
Remote attackers can exploit directory traversal in Joomla extension installation to read files or execute code, requiring admin privileges to install the malicious package.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2015-8564?
CVE-2015-8564 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Joomla Joomla\!, published on 16 Dec 2015. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Directory traversal vulnerability in Joomla! 3.4.x before 3.4.6 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via directory traversal sequences in the XML install file in an extension package archive.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-8564?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Joomla Joomla\!.
How do I fix CVE-2015-8564?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-8564 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2015-8564 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-8564 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-v945-3996-3fh9.