Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessLure logged-in Joomla user to malicious page
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DeliveryAuto-submit forged cross-origin upload request
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ExploitEndpoint accepts request without CSRF token
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ExecutionUpload/overwrite event image files
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ImpactGallery content corrupted or defaced
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V3 - Web Frontend Security Anti-CSRF tokens, SameSite cookies
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Initial Access The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | Requires an authenticated Event Gallery for Joomla user (with image-upload rights) to be logged in with an active session, and that user must be tricked into loading an attacker-controlled page in the same browser (victim interaction). The image-upload endpoint must lack a CSRF token check, which is the vulnerable default in versions below 6.5.0. Overwrite impact is limited to files sharing the same filename as existing event images. Limiting factors: no attacker authentication is needed, but the attack fails without a concurrently authenticated victim who follows the malicious link, and impact is confined to file integrity within event galleries - no data theft, no code execution. |
| Impact | This is a genuinely low-to-moderate real-world risk despite the medium CVSS. The vendor CVSS 4.0 vector (AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N, 5.1) reflects a CSRF whose only technical impact is limited integrity (VI:L) - uploading files to an event and overwriting same-name files - with no confidentiality (VC:N) or availability (VA:N) impact. Two signals to reconcile: (1) the vendor marks PR:H and UI:N, which is inconsistent with the CSRF class - a CSRF attacker holds no privileges and inherently requires the victim to perform an action, so PR:N/UI:R (3.1) is the more defensible modeling; the vendor's PR:H appears to encode the privilege of the abused victim account rather than the attacker. (2) There is no EPSS score, no CISA KEV listing, and no public exploit code, so exploitation status is 'no public exploit identified at time of analysis.' The single reference is the vendor homepage (no advisory URL, no changelog, no patch commit), which weakens independent verification. Net: a real but bounded issue best handled via normal patching to 6.5.0, not an emergency - the combination of niche product, low prevalence, integrity-only impact, and required victim interaction places it well below high-priority thresholds. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker lures a currently-logged-in Event Gallery user (e.g. a site editor/admin) to a malicious web page, which auto-submits a cross-origin form to the extension's image-upload endpoint; because no anti-CSRF token is validated, the request is accepted using the victim's session cookies. The attacker uploads attacker-chosen files to an event and can overwrite existing images that share a filename, defacing or corrupting gallery content. No public proof-of-concept exists at time of analysis. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Sep 27, 2026
CSRF in Event Gallery for Joomla before 6.5.0 allows a third-party site to upload images to an event and overwrite existing files with the same filename when an authenticated Event Gallery user with image-upload rights is tricked into loading an attacker-controlled page. The attacker does not need authentication, but the attack requires an active victim session and victim interaction; impact is limited to file integrity within event galleries, with no data theft or code execution. No public exploit identified at time of analysis; risk is low-to-moderate despite the medium CVSS.
RemediationAI
Upgrade to Event Gallery for Joomla 6.5.0 or later, which contains the fix for the missing CSRF token check. See the vendor site https://www.svenbluege.de/ for the latest release and advisory information. If immediate upgrade is not possible, restrict image-upload privileges to trusted users, require administrators and editors to log out after managing events, and consider IP allowlisting for Joomla administrator access to reduce exposure to CSRF; these controls have trade-offs such as breaking remote administration workflows. Setting Joomla session cookies to SameSite=Strict can help block cross-site requests but may affect legitimate cross-site integrations. No public exploit identified at time of analysis, but the vulnerability is remotely triggerable if a privileged user visits a malicious page.
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Technical ContextAI · show details
The issue is a classic Cross-Site Request Forgery (CWE-352) in the Event Gallery extension for Joomla (vendor svenbluege.de). The image-upload endpoint lacks a CSRF token check, so a malicious third-party page can cause a logged-in user's browser to send an upload request to the Joomla site. The affected CPE cpe:2.3:a:svenbluege.de:event_gallery_for_joomla:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* corresponds to Event Gallery versions below 6.5.0. The vulnerable operation allows overwriting existing event images when the uploaded filename matches an existing file. Independent assessment (CVSS 3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N) rates integrity impact low and no confidentiality or availability impact; the CVE record's CVSS 4.0 vector (PR:H/UI:N) differs on attacker privileges and user interaction, but the authoritative assessment requires victim interaction and no attacker authentication. Exploitation is confined to file integrity within event galleries.
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Severity by source
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CSRF: attacker is unprivileged (PR:N) and needs the victim to visit a malicious page (UI:R); network exploitable, low complexity; only limited integrity impact (file overwrite), no C or A.
Primary rating from Vendor (Joomla).
CVSS VectorVendor: Joomla
DescriptionCVE.org
Joomla Extension - svenbluege.de - CSRF in image upload in Event Gallery extension < 6.5.0 - Due to lack of an CSRF token check, a third-party site can upload files to an event and overwrite existing files with the same name.
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Attack Technique
Cross-Site Request Forgery exploits the automatic credential inclusion behavior of web browsers.
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