Joomla Extension - joomshaper.com - Missing Directory Confinement in Media Upload in SP Page Builder (Free and Pro) 4.0.0 - 6.9.0 - The folder request parameter replaced the generated date-based destination folder in its entirety and was then passed to Folder::create() and File::upload() without either of the directory boundary checks applied elsewhere in the same file. Files could be written into any directory beneath the web root, including administrator/, templates/, cli/ and the site root. Joomla's PATH input filter prevented traversal above the web root, and existing files were not overwritten.
PUBLISHED5.2CWE-22
Joomla Extension - joomshaper.com - Missing Directory Confinement in Media Upload in SP Page Builder (Free and Pro) 4.0.0 - 6.9.0
Problem type
Affected products
joomshaper.com
SP Page Builder (Free and Pro) extension for Joomla
4.0.0 - 6.9.0 - AFFECTED
References
GitHub Security Advisories
GHSA-qwc3-prrc-fh58
Joomla Extension - joomshaper.com - Missing Directory Confinement in Media Upload in SP Page...
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-qwc3-prrc-fh58Joomla Extension - joomshaper.com - Missing Directory Confinement in Media Upload in SP Page Builder (Free and Pro) 4.0.0 - 6.9.0 - The folder request parameter replaced the generated date-based destination folder in its entirety and was then passed to Folder::create() and File::upload() without either of the directory boundary checks applied elsewhere in the same file. Files could be written into any directory beneath the web root, including administrator/, templates/, cli/ and the site root. Joomla's PATH input filter prevented traversal above the web root, and existing files were not overwritten.
JSON source
https://cveawg.mitre.org/api/cve/CVE-2026-81565Click to expand
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