CVE-2009-4946

Severity Score

6.8

*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Directory traversal vulnerability in the Messaging (com_messaging) component before 1.5.1 for Joomla! allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via directory traversal sequences in the controller parameter in a messages action to index.php. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.

Vulnerabilidad de salto de directorio en el componente Messaging (com_messaging), en versiones anteriores a la 1.5.1 para Joomla!, permite a atacantes remotos incluir y ejecutar archivos locales a través de secuencias de salto de directorio en el parámetro controller en una acción de mensajes a index.php. NOTA: la procedencia de esta información es desconocida; los detalles se han obtenido exclusivamente de información de terceros.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

NISTv2 6.8

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2010-07-22 CVE Reserved
2010-07-22 CVE Published
2023-03-07 EPSS Updated
2024-08-07 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

CAPEC

References (4)

URL	Tag	Source
http://osvdb.org/53195	Vdb Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34365	Vdb Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49650	Vdb Entry

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://secunia.com/advisories/34562	2017-08-17

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Thetricky Search vendor "Thetricky"	Com Messaging Search vendor "Thetricky" for product "Com Messaging"	<= 1.5.0 Search vendor "Thetricky" for product "Com Messaging" and version " <= 1.5.0"	-	Affected	in	Joomla Search vendor "Joomla"	Joomla\! Search vendor "Joomla" for product "Joomla\!"	*	-	Safe