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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2009-4946

Directory traversal vulnerability in the Messaging (com_messaging) component before 1.5.1 for Joomla! allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via directory traversal sequences in the controller parameter in a messages action…

MEDIUM 6.8EPSS 1.24%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.24%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the Messaging (com_messaging) component before 1.5.1 for Joomla! allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via directory traversal sequences in the controller parameter in a messages action to index.php. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.

CVSS 2.0
6.8 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS
1.24% probability · 67th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-22
Affected
thetricky/com messaging
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.