Path Traversal in Com Janews
CVE-2010-1219
Directory traversal vulnerability in the JA News (com_janews) component 1.0 for Joomla! allows remote attackers to read arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the controller parameter to index.php. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.082 (94.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 95th percentile — 94.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.083 · newest: 0.082 · change: -0.001
Affected products
- Com Janews — versions 1.0
- Joomla
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secunia.com/advisories/38952 (third-party-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/11757 (Exploit, exploit)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/38746 (vdb-entry)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/56901 (vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2010-1219?
- CVE-2010-1219 is a vulnerability in Com Janews, classified under Path Traversal. Published 2010-03-30.
- Is CVE-2010-1219 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.