CVE-2010-1983

Public Exploit

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the redTWITTER (com_redtwitter) component 1.0.x including 1.0b11 for Joomla! allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the view parameter to index.php. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.77% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/39211 vdb entry exploit
http://packetstormsecurity.org/1004-exploits/joomlaredtwitter-lfi.txt exploit
http://evilc0de.blogspot.com/2010/04/joomla-component-redtwitter-lfi-vuln.html exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/39342 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/12055 exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/57511 vdb entry
http://osvdb.org/63533 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-1983?
CVE-2010-1983 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-1983?
To fix CVE-2010-1983, 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-2010-1983 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2010-1983 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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