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high 7.5

CVE-2009-4679 json

Directory traversal vulnerability in the inertialFATE iF Portfolio Nexus (com_if_nexus) component 1.5 for Joomla!

published 16y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2009-4643

cvss
7.5
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
7.9%
EPSS 7.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 94%
public exploits
2
Exploit-DB, plus a Nuclei check

Summary

Directory traversal vulnerability in the inertialFATE iF Portfolio Nexus (com_if_nexus) component 1.5 for Joomla! allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the controller parameter to index.php.

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Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-10754)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

7.87% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-33440 Joomla! Component iF Portfolio Nexus - 'Controller' Remote File Inclusion webapps, 2009-12-29
  • EDB-10754 Joomla! Component com_if_nexus - Remote File Inclusion webapps, 2009-12-28
  • Nuclei template Joomla! Portfolio Nexus - Remote File Inclusion nuclei detection template
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37473 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

References

Sources

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