PT-2010-3600 · Open Source Matters · Joomla!

Antisecurity · Published 2010-05-19 · Updated 2017-08-17 · CVE-2010-1979

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.8

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Joomla! com datafeeds component build 880

Description A directory traversal issue allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files by using a .. (dot dot) in the controller parameter to "index.php".

Recommendations For Joomla! com datafeeds component build 880, consider restricting access to the vulnerable component until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, avoid using the controller parameter in the "index.php" endpoint to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

Path traversal

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-22

Related Identifiers

CVE-2010-1979

Affected Products

Joomla!

References · 6

• 🔥 http://exploit-db.com/exploits/12088 · Exploit
• 🔥 http://securityfocus.com/bid/39246 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/12088 · Exploit
• http://secunia.com/advisories/39360 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-1979 · Security Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/57570 · Note