CVE-2010-0467

Exp

Directory traversal vulnerability in the ccNewsletter (com_ccnewsletter) component 1.0.5 for Joomla! allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the controller parameter in a ccnewsletter action to index.php.

Published: 2010-02-02 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2010-0467 is rated High Exploit Risk (69.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.40%). 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2010-0467

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
11282 exploit_db edb 2010-01-28 Exploit-DB ↗
11277 exploit_db edb 2010-01-28 Exploit-DB ↗
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2010-0467

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-04-21 2.94% 3.40% +0.47%
2 2025-12-18 3.43% 2.94% -0.49%
3 2025-12-12 — 3.43% —

Full EPSS history (20 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2010-0467

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.8 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 3.9 1.4 [email protected]
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2010-0467

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2010-0467

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
chillcreations com_ccnewsletter 1.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:chillcreations:com_ccnewsletter:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2010-0467

URL Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/38378 Broken Link Third Party Advisory
http://www.chillcreations.com/en/blog/ccnewsletter-joomla-newsletter/ccnewsletter-106-security-release.html Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/11277 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/11282 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37987 Broken Link Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55953 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
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