CVE-2010-1715 EXPLOIT
6.8
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 8.2% (pctl 95)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in the Online Examination (aka Online Exam or com_onlineexam) component 1.5.0 for Joomla! allows remote attackers to read arbitrary 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 | 6.8 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 8.18% — more likely to be exploited than 95% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-22 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2010-05-04 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| joomla | joomla\! |
| pucit.edu | com onlineexam |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Joomla! Component Online Exam 1.5.0 - Local File Inclusion | 2010-04-12 |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/1004-exploits/joomlaonlineexam-lfi.txt
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39414
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/12174
- http://www.osvdb.org/63659
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/57677
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/1004-exploits/joomlaonlineexam-lfi.txt
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39414
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/12174
- http://www.osvdb.org/63659
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/57677
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