CVE-2010-0985 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 13.3% (pctl 96)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in the Abbreviations Manager (com_abbrev) component 1.1 for Joomla! allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the controller parameter to index.php. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 13.34% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-22 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2010-03-16 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| chris simon | com abbrev |
| joomla | joomla\! |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Joomla! Component com_abbrev - Local File Inclusion | 2010-01-03 |
References
- http://osvdb.org/61458
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37834
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/10948
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37560
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55348
- http://osvdb.org/61458
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37834
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/10948
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37560
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55348
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