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CVE-2016-9836
CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2016-12-05T17:59:00.180 · Last modified 2026-06-17T00:56:37.973

Summary

The file scanning mechanism of JFilterInput::isFileSafe() in Joomla! CMS before 3.6.5 does not consider alternative PHP file extensions when checking uploaded files for PHP content, which enables a user to upload and execute files with the `.php6`, `.php7`, `.phtml`, and `.phpt` extensions. Additionally, JHelperMedia::canUpload() did not blacklist these file extensions as uploadable file types.

Affected products

joomla — joomla\!

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References

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