CVE-2019-10945 in the critical feed json
An issue was discovered in Joomla!
published 2019-04-10 7 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2019-2659
- cvss
- 9.8
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 40.3%
- EPSS 40.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
Summary
An issue was discovered in Joomla! before 3.9.5. The Media Manager component does not properly sanitize the folder parameter, allowing attackers to act outside the media manager root directory.
Timeline
- Published
- First public exploit (EDB-46710)
Exploit prediction
40.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-46710 Joomla! Core 1.5.0 - 3.9.4 - Directory Traversal / Authenticated Arbitrary File Deletion webapps, 2019-04-16
- packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152515/Joomla-3.9.4-Arbitrary-File-Deletion-Directory-Traversal.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
References
-
exploit-db.com
/exploits/46710/
exploit, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
-
packetstormsecurity.com
/files/152515/Joomla-3.9.4-Arbitrary-File-Deletion-Directory-Traversal.html
exploit, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
-
developer.joomla.org
/security-centre/777-20190401-core-directory-traversal-in-com-media
vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2019-10945
- NVD CVE-2019-10945
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