CVE-2010-0943 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the JA Showcase (com_jashowcase) component for Joomla! allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the controller parameter in a jashowcase action to index.php.

Published: 2010-03-08

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: 16.4% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:a:joomlart:com_jashowcase:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2010-0968	Directory traversal vulnerability in the JA Showcase (com_jashowcase) component for Joomla! allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the controller parameter in a jashowcase action to index.php.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.16358.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://packetstormsecurity.org/1001-exploits/joomlajashowcase-traversal.txt
http://secunia.com/advisories/33486
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/11090
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37692
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55512

History

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Subscriptions

Joomla Joomla\!

Joomlart Com Jashowcase

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2010-03-08T15:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T01:06:52.537Z

Reserved: 2010-03-08T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2010-0943

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2010-03-08T15:30:00.777

Modified: 2026-06-16T23:17:11.003

Link: CVE-2010-0943

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

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

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