Directory traversal vulnerability in the AddressBook (com_addressbook) component 1.5.0 for Joomla! allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the controller parameter to index.php.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2010-1471 is rated High Exploit Risk (83.8/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 16.15%, 97th percentile). Core evidence: 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +9.75% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12170 | exploit_db | edb | 2010-04-12 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ | |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
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 | 2026-06-15 | 6.41% | 16.15% | +9.75% |
| 2 | 2026-03-04 | 9.70% | 6.41% | -3.29% |
| 3 | 2026-01-05 | — | 9.70% | — |
Full EPSS history (19 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| b-elektro | com_addressbook | 1.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:b-elektro:com_addressbook:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://packetstormsecurity.org/1004-exploits/joomlaaddressbook-lfi.txt | Exploit |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/39412 | Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/12170 | Exploit |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0862 | Vendor Advisory |