CVE-2010-0157

Public Exploit

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the Bible Study (com_biblestudy) component 6.1 for Joomla! allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the controller parameter in a studieslist action to index.php.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 3.68% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37583 vdb entry exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/37896 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.org/1001-exploits/joomlabiblestudy-lfi.txt exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-0157?
CVE-2010-0157 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-0157?
To fix CVE-2010-0157, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2010-0157 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2010-0157 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~4% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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