Open Source Matters · Joomla! · CVE-2010-1653
**Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions**
Joomla! component Graphics (com graphics) versions 1.0.6 and 1.5.0
**Description**
The issue allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the `controller` parameter to "index.php".
**Recommendations**
For version 1.0.6, update to a version that fixes this issue.
For version 1.5.0, update to a version that fixes this issue.
As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the "graphics.php" file in the Graphics component until a patch is available.