Path Traversal in Joomla Joomla\!

CVE-2010-1956

Directory traversal vulnerability in the Gadget Factory (com_gadgetfactory) component 1.0.0 and 1.5.0 for Joomla! allows remote attackers to read arbitrary 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)

EPSS: 0.170 (96.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2010-1956?
CVE-2010-1956 is a vulnerability in Joomla Joomla\!, classified under Path Traversal. Published 2010-05-19.
Is CVE-2010-1956 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.