Path Traversal in Joomla Joomla\!
CVE-2019-10945
An issue was discovered in Joomla! before 3.9.5. The Media Manager component does not properly sanitize the folder parameter, allowing attackers to act outside the media manager root directory.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.380 (98.5th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 99th percentile — 98.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.380 · newest: 0.380 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- developer.joomla.org/security-centre/777-20190401-core-directory-traversal-in-c… (Vendor Advisory)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46710/ (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/152515/Joomla-3.9.4-Arbitrary-File-Deletion-Direc… (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-10945?
- CVE-2019-10945 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Joomla Joomla\!, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-04-10.
- How severe is CVE-2019-10945?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2019-10945 known to be exploited?
- 8 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.