# CVE-2020-9364: An issue was discovered in helpers/mailer.php in the Creative Contact Form extension 4.6.2 before 2019-12-03 for Joomla!.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2020-03-04 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

An issue was discovered in helpers/mailer.php in the Creative Contact Form extension 4.6.2 before 2019-12-03 for Joomla!. A directory traversal vulnerability resides in the filename field for uploaded attachments via the creativecontactform_upload parameter. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability with the "Send me a copy" option to receive any files of the filesystem via email.

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## References

- https://extensions.joomla.org/extension/creative-contact-form/
- https://www.ait.ac.at/themen/cyber-security/pentesting/security-advisories/ait-sa-20200301-01/
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Mar/13
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156655/Creative-Contact-Form-4.6.2-Directory-Traversal.html

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