CVE-2008-4764

Summary

Directory traversal vulnerability in the eXtplorer module (com_extplorer) 2.0.0 RC2 and earlier in Joomla! allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the dir parameter in a show_error action.

Impact & exploitability

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected products we track (1)

Recommendation

Apply the vendor fix in your normal patch cycle. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.

Additional information

• NVD record
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41873
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5435
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28764Exploit