CVE-2010-0943 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 15.9% (pctl 97)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in the JA Showcase (com_jashowcase) component for Joomla! allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the controller parameter in a jashowcase action to index.php.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| EPSS | 15.94% — more likely to be exploited than 97% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-22 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2010-03-08 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| joomla | joomla\! |
| joomlart | com jashowcase |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Joomla! Component com_jashowcase - Directory Traversal | 2010-01-10 |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/1001-exploits/joomlajashowcase-traversal.txt
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33486
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/11090
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37692
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55512
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/1001-exploits/joomlajashowcase-traversal.txt
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33486
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/11090
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37692
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55512
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