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● CVE — High

CVE-2017-5214

VendorcodextrousProductb2j contactDiscoveredMay 17, 2017UpdatedMay 13, 2026

The Codextrous B2J Contact (aka b2j_contact) extension before 2.1.13 for Joomla! allows prediction of a uniqid value based on knowledge of a time value. This makes it easier to read arbitrary uploaded files.

CVSS v3.1
7.5 HIGH
EPSS
1.20%
probability of exploitation in 30 days
CISA KEV
Not listed
no confirmed exploitation reported
News coverage
0
sources referencing this CVE
Related IOCs
0
seen in the same coverage
EPSS Trend
Aug 16, 2026 → Sep 23, 2026
● 0.00pp
1.20% → 1.20% over 9 tracked changes
CVSS v3.1 Detail
Attack VectorNETWORK
Attack ComplexityLOW
Privileges RequiredNONE
User InteractionNONE
ScopeUNCHANGED
ConfidentialityHIGH
IntegrityNONE
AvailabilityNONE
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Connections
2 relationships
Timeline
disclosure → media coverage
May 17, 2017
Disclosure — published as a CVE record. · last revised by NVD May 13, 2026