CVE-2020-9364
mediumpriority · track · 22EPSS 0.031 · 88 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
An issue was discovered in helpers/mailer.php in the Creative Contact Form extension 4.6.2 before 2019-12-03 for Joomla!. A directory traversal vulnerability resides in the filename field for uploaded attachments via the creativecontactform_upload parameter. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability with the "Send me a copy" option to receive any files of the filesystem via email.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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affected products (2)
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- creative-solutions creative contact form= 4.6.2nvdUScpe:2.3:a:creative-solutions:creative_contact_form:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (13)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Mar/13cnnvd
- https://extensions.joomla.org/extension/creative-contact-form/cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-9364cnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156655/Creative-Contact-Form-4.6.2-Directory-Traversal.htmlcnnvd
- https://www.ait.ac.at/themen/cyber-security/pentesting/security-advisories/ait-sa-20200301-01/cnnvd
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156655/Creative-Contact-Form-4.6.2-Directory-Traversal.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Mar/13enisa_euvd
- https://extensions.joomla.org/extension/creative-contact-form/enisa_euvd
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