CVE-2008-4764 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 16.5% (pctl 97)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in the eXtplorer module (com_extplorer) 2.0.0 RC2 and earlier in Joomla! allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files 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 | 16.51% — more likely to be exploited than 97% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-22 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2008-10-28 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| extplorer | com extplorer |
| joomla | joomla\! |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Joomla! Component com_extplorer 2.0.0 RC2 - Local Directory Traversal | 2008-04-13 |
References
→ the Explorer · watch your stack · NVD