CVE-2010-2681

Exp

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in the SEF404x (com_sef) component for Joomla! allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the mosConfig.absolute.path parameter to index.php.

Published: 2010-07-12 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2010-2681 is rated High Exploit Risk (75.3/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.28%). Core evidence: 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +2.01% 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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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2010-2681

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
14055 exploit_db edb 2010-06-26 Exploit-DB ↗
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2010-2681

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 0.27% 2.28% +2.01%
2 2025-03-17 2.78% 0.27% -2.52%
3 2025-02-16 2.78%

Full EPSS history (15 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2010-2681

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P 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:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2010-2681

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2010-2681

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
joomla com_sef cpe:2.3:a:joomla:com_sef:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2010-2681

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