7.5

CVE-2021-23132: joomla! project joomla! cms

CVSS: 7.5v3.1HighModified
Published 04-03-2021Last modified 25-02-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2021-23132 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in joomla! project joomla! cms. EPSS estimates a 6.65% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
6.65%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 04-03-2021
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 25-02-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

An issue was discovered in Joomla! 3.0.0 through 3.9.24. com_media allowed paths that are not intended for image uploads

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

6.65%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

94%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 6.65% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
6.65%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Joomla1 product
Joomla! project1 product

2 vendors · 2 products

References

1 links