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CVE-2010-1659 json

Directory traversal vulnerability in the Ultimate Portfolio (com_ultimateportfolio) component 1.0 for Joomla!

published 16y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2010-1680

cvss
5.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
13.6%
EPSS 13.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 96%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB, plus a Nuclei check

Summary

Directory traversal vulnerability in the Ultimate Portfolio (com_ultimateportfolio) component 1.0 for Joomla! allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the controller parameter to index.php.

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Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-12426)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

13.62% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-12426 Joomla! Component Ultimate Portfolio 1.0 - Local File Inclusion webapps, 2010-04-27
  • Nuclei template Joomla! Component Ultimate Portfolio 1.0 - Local File Inclusion nuclei detection template
  • packetstormsecurity.org http://packetstormsecurity.org/1004-exploits/joomlaultimateportfolio-lfi.txt referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/39739 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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