CVE-2010-5280 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 5.5% (pctl 93)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in the Community Builder Enhanced (CBE) (com_cbe) component 1.4.8, 1.4.9, and 1.4.10 for Joomla! allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the tabname parameter in a userProfile action to index.php. NOTE: this can be leveraged to execute arbitrary code by using the file upload feature.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 5.46% — more likely to be exploited than 93% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-22 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2012-11-26 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| joomla | joomla\! |
| joomla-cbe | com cbe |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Joomla! Component Community Builder Enhanced (CBE) 1.4.8/1.4.9/1.4.10 - Local File Inclusion / Remote Code Execution | 2010-10-09 |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/1010-exploits/joomlacbe-lfi.txt
- http://secunia.com/advisories/41741
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15222
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/514183/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/43873
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/62375
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/62376
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/1010-exploits/joomlacbe-lfi.txt
- http://secunia.com/advisories/41741
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15222
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/514183/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/43873
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/62375
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/62376
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