VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2009-4946
CVSS score6.8 MEDIUM
EPSS probability1.24%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2010-07-22
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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.
Weakness classification
- CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')