CVE-2008-1849 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 2.7% (pctl 85)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in index.php in the joomlaXplorer (com_joomlaxplorer) Mambo/Joomla! component 1.6.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to list arbitrary directories via a .. (dot dot) in the dir parameter in a show_error action.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| EPSS | 2.67% — more likely to be exploited than 85% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-22 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2008-04-16 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (3)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| joomla | joomla |
| joomlacode | joomlaexplorer |
| mambo | mambo |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Joomla! Component JoomlaXplorer 1.6.2 - Remote s | 2008-04-11 |
References
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