Joomla\!Application · Joomla
CVE-2006-4471
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedThe Admin Upload Image functionality in Joomla! before 1.0.11 allows remote authenticated users to upload files outside of the /images/stories/ directory via unspecified vectors.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceAuthenticated administrators could upload images to directories outside the intended /images/stories/ folder due to insufficient path validation in Joomla! before 1.0.11. This path traversal in the admin upload functionality could allow uploading arbitrary files to the webroot, potentially leading to remote code execution if PHP files are placed in accessible locations.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
Joomla\!Application
< 1.0.11CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- Single
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- Partial
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify Joomla version installedLocate the version.php file in the Joomla installation (typically in the root includes/ directory) or check configuration.php for version information. Open the file and read the $RELEASE or version variable.Affected if The installed version is 1.0.x and is less than 1.0.11 (such as 1.0.10, 1.0.9, etc.)
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Confirm admin upload functionality existsCheck if the administrator components/component directory contains upload handling code. Specifically look for file upload handlers in the admin panel components that handle image uploads.Affected if The admin upload functionality for images is present and accessible to authenticated administrators.
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Verify web server write access to webrootExamine directory permissions on the Joomla root folder. Determine if the web server process has write permissions to directories outside of /images/stories/.Affected if The web server user has write permissions to directories outside the intended /images/stories/ upload folder.
You are affected if you are running any Joomla 1.0.x version prior to 1.0.11 and the admin panel with upload functionality is accessible on your server.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor data1.0.11
Upgrade to Joomla 1.0.11 or later which contains the path validation fix. For legacy systems running Joomla 1.0.x, plan a migration to a supported Joomla version as the 1.0 series is end-of-life.
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Scoped from the published advisory
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2006-4471 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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