CVE-2026-40384

MEDIUM EPSS 35.5%
Published May 26, 20261mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
5.9 CVSS 4.0
Medium
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Published May 26, 2026 1mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

An improper validation of the search parameter of the com_media files API endpoint leads to a path traversal vulnerability.

CVSS Details

Base Score
5.9
Exploitability
—
Impact
—
Vector string
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required High
User Interaction None
Scope X

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
35.5% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-22 Path Traversal Resource Mgmt

Affected Products 2

VendorProductVersionRange
joomlajoomla\!*≥4.0.0  –  <5.4.6
joomlajoomla\!*≥6.0.0  –  <6.1.1

References 1

  • developer.joomla.org https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/1042-20260510-core-path-traversal-in-com-media-webservice-endpoint.html
    Vendor Advisory

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.