CVE-2010-0944 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 14% (pctl 96)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in the JCollection (com_jcollection) component for Joomla! allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the controller parameter to index.php.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| EPSS | 14.04% — more likely to be exploited than 96% 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\! |
| thorsten riess | com jcollection |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Joomla! Component com_jcollection - Directory Traversal | 2010-01-10 |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/1001-exploits/joomlajcollection-traversal.txt
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/11088
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37691
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55514
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/1001-exploits/joomlajcollection-traversal.txt
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/11088
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37691
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55514
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