Path Traversal in Joomla Joomla\!
CVE-2010-2033
Directory traversal vulnerability in the Percha Multicategory Article (com_perchacategoriestree) component 0.6 for Joomla! allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files and possibly have unspecified other impact via a .. (dot dot) in the controller parameter to index.php.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.158 (96.8th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 96.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.158 · newest: 0.158 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Joomla Joomla\!
- Percha Com Perchacategoriestree — versions 0.6
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- packetstormsecurity.org/1005-exploits/joomlaperchact-lfi.txt (Exploit)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/40244 (Exploit, vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/39873 (third-party-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2010-2033?
- CVE-2010-2033 is a vulnerability in Joomla Joomla\!, classified under Path Traversal. Published 2010-05-25.
- Is CVE-2010-2033 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.