Directory traversal vulnerability in the SmartSite (com_smartsite) component 1.0.0 for Joomla! allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the controller parameter to index.php.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2010-1657 is rated High Exploit Risk (73.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 19.19%, 97th percentile). Core evidence: 4 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +17.89% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12428 | 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 | 1.30% | 19.19% | +17.89% |
| 2 | 2026-03-15 | 8.71% | 1.30% | -7.41% |
| 3 | 2026-01-28 | — | 8.71% | — |
Full EPSS history (19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| recly | com_smartsite | 1.0.0 | cpe:2.3:a:recly:com_smartsite:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |