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CVE-2010-0943 json

Directory traversal vulnerability in the JA Showcase (com_jashowcase) component for Joomla!

published 16y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2010-0968

cvss
5.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
15.9%
EPSS 15.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 96%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB, plus a Nuclei check

Summary

Directory traversal vulnerability in the JA Showcase (com_jashowcase) component for Joomla! allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the controller parameter in a jashowcase action to index.php.

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Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-11090)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

15.94% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-11090 Joomla! Component com_jashowcase - Directory Traversal webapps, 2010-01-10
  • Nuclei template Joomla! Component com_jashowcase - Directory Traversal nuclei detection template
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37692 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • packetstormsecurity.org http://packetstormsecurity.org/1001-exploits/joomlajashowcase-traversal.txt referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Classification

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

References

Sources

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