Directory traversal vulnerability in the HelpCenter module in Help Center Live (HCL) 2.0.6 and 2.1.7 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files and possibly have unspecified other impact via a .. (dot dot) in the file parameter to module.php. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2010-1652 is rated High Exploit Risk (64/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.86%). Core evidence: 4 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12421 | exploit_db | edb | 2010-04-27 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | 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 | 3.54% | 2.86% | -0.68% |
| 2 | 2025-03-30 | 2.92% | 3.54% | +0.62% |
| 3 | 2025-03-29 | — | 2.92% | — |
Full EPSS history (9 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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10.0 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| helpcenterlive | hcl | 2.0.6 | cpe:2.3:a:helpcenterlive:hcl:2.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| helpcenterlive | hcl | 2.1.7 | cpe:2.3:a:helpcenterlive:hcl:2.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://packetstormsecurity.org/1004-exploits/helpcenterlive-lfi.txt | Exploit |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/39615 | Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/12421 | Exploit |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/39732 | Exploit |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1009 | Vendor Advisory |