Joomla\!Application · Joomla
CVE-2015-8565
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 · uneditedDirectory traversal vulnerability in Joomla! 3.2.0 through 3.3.x and 3.4.x before 3.4.6 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via unknown 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 · moderate confidenceA directory traversal vulnerability in Joomla! CMS versions 3.2.0 through 3.4.5 allows remote attackers to access files outside the web root directory via unspecified vectors, potentially exposing sensitive system files.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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
= 3.2.0= 3.2.1= 3.2.2= 3.2.3= 3.2.4= 3.3.0= 3.3.1= 3.3.2= 3.3.3= 3.3.4= 3.4.0= 3.4.1CVSS 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
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- Partial
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/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 the installed Joomla! versionLocate the version.php file in your Joomla installation (commonly at /libraries/cms/version/version.php or /libraries/src/Version.php depending on the specific 3.x version). Open the file and read the RELEASE and DEV_LEVEL constants to determine the exact version number.Affected if The version falls within the range 3.2.0 through 3.4.5 (any version from 3.2.0 to 3.4.5 inclusive indicates the environment is potentially affected).
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Confirm Joomla! is exposed to the webVerify that the Joomla! installation directory is accessible via HTTP/HTTPS from external networks. Check your web server configuration to confirm that the Joomla! root directory is being served.Affected if Joomla! is publicly accessible without proper access restrictions, meaning the directory traversal vector can be reached by remote attackers.
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Verify the vulnerability can be exploitedCheck if the com_media component or file handling components are enabled and accessible. These are the typical vectors for directory traversal in Joomla!. Review the /administrator/index.php?option=com_media configuration and web server logs for any path traversal attempts.Affected if File handling components like com_media are enabled and accessible without additional authentication or the web server logs show evidence of path traversal requests targeting files outside the web root.
Your environment is affected if Joomla! version 3.2.0 through 3.4.5 is installed and the file handling components are accessible to potential attackers.
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 dataUpdate Joomla! to version 3.4.6 or later to patch the directory traversal vulnerability.
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Scoped from the published advisory
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- Implementation2.0 h
- Testing3.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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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.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2015-8565 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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