PT-2010-3016 · Open Source Matters · Joomla!

Antisecurity

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Published

2010-04-08

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Updated

2010-04-22

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CVE-2010-1312

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

VectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Joomla! component com news portal versions 1.5.x
Description A directory traversal issue exists, allowing remote attackers to read arbitrary files by using a .. (dot dot) in the controller parameter to "index.php".
Recommendations For versions 1.5.x, as a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the "index.php" endpoint until a patch is available. Avoid using the controller parameter in the affected endpoint until the issue is resolved.

Exploit

Fix

Path traversal

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Weakness Enumeration

Related Identifiers

CVE-2010-1312

Affected Products

Joomla!