CVE-2019-10945
The Media Manager component does not properly sanitize the folder parameter, allowing attackers to act outside the media manager root directory.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 40.3%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 40.27% probability · 99th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 16 April 2019
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Affected
- joomla/joomla\!
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 23.6% on 21 September 2026 to 40.3% on 27 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152515/Joomla-3.9.4-Arbitrary-File-Deletion-Directory-Traversal.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/777-20190401-core-directory-traversal-in-com-mediaVendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46710/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152515/Joomla-3.9.4-Arbitrary-File-Deletion-Directory-Traversal.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/777-20190401-core-directory-traversal-in-com-mediaVendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46710/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
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