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medium 6.8

CVE-2010-2920 json

Directory traversal vulnerability in the Foobla Suggestions (com_foobla_suggestions) component 1.5.1.2 for Joomla!

published 16y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2010-2924

cvss
6.8
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
5.7%
EPSS 5.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 93%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB, plus a Nuclei check

Summary

Directory traversal vulnerability in the Foobla Suggestions (com_foobla_suggestions) component 1.5.1.2 for Joomla! allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via directory traversal sequences in the controller parameter to index.php.

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Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-12120)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

5.69% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-12120 Joomla! Component Foobla Suggestions 1.5.1.2 - Local File Inclusion webapps, 2010-04-09
  • Nuclei template Joomla! Component Foobla Suggestions 1.5.1.2 - Local File Inclusion nuclei detection template
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/39341 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • packetstormsecurity.org http://packetstormsecurity.org/1004-exploits/joomlafoobla-lfi.txt referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 6.8 AV:N/AC:M/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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