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Vulnerability · CVE-2011-5148

Simple File Upload (mod_simplefileuploadv1.3) module before 1.3.5 for Joomla! Remote Code Execution

Published Aug 31, 2012 · catalog updated Aug 31, 2012 · Simple File Upload (mod_simplefileuploadv1.3)

Patch now

CVE-2011-5148 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm Simple File Upload (mod_simplefileuploadv1.3) against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (Simple File Upload (mod_simplefileuploadv1.3)).
  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
Severity
Unknown—
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
4.84%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
vendor wasen mod_simplefileupload

Multiple incomplete blacklist vulnerabilities in the Simple File Upload (mod_simplefileuploadv1.3) module before 1.3.5 for Joomla! allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with a (1) php5, (2) php6, or (3) double (e.g. .php.jpg) extension, then accessing it via a direct request to the file in images/, as exploited in the wild in January 2012.

Are you affected?

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  • vendor wasen mod_simplefileuploadversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2011-5148

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2011-5148 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm Simple File Upload (mod_simplefileuploadv1.3) against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 4.84%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Aug 31, 2012 · VulnCheck KEV

    Detected

    Multiple incomplete blacklist vulnerabilities in the Simple File Upload (mod_simplefileuploadv1.3) module before 1.3.5 for Joomla! allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with a (1) php5, (2) php6, or (3) double (e.g. .php.jpg) extension, then accessing it via a direct request to the file in images/, as exploited in the wild in January 2012.

  2. Aug 31, 2012 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2011-5148

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2011-5148

    30-day exploitation probability 4.8%

    first.org
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2011-5148

    Multiple incomplete blacklist vulnerabilities in the Simple File Upload (mod_simplefileuploadv1.3) module before 1.3.5 for Joomla! allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with a (1) php5, (2) php6, or (3) double (e.g. .php.jpg) extension, then accessi

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.