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CVE-2017-5214 Details

Description

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.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.5 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
https://navixia.com/storage/app/media/uploaded-files/CVE/cve-2017-521415.txt	CVE	ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://navixia.com/storage/app/media/uploaded-files/CVE/cve-2017-521415.txt	[email protected]	ExploitThird Party Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-335	Incorrect Usage of Seeds in Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG)	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
codextrous b2j contact	<= 2.1.12
CPE cpe:2.3:a:codextrous:b2j_contact::::::joomla!::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
May 13, 2026	CVE Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 3, 2019	CWE Remap	[email protected]
May 26, 2017	Initial Analysis	[email protected]