Is CVE-2008-4764 being actively exploited?

CVE-2008-4764 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-4764?

CVE-2008-4764 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2008-4764

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.0EPSS 16.5%EU EUVD

Directory traversal vulnerability in the eXtplorer module (com_extplorer) 2.0.0 RC2 and earlier in Joomla! allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the dir parameter in a show_error action.

Key facts

CVSS score: 5.0 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-22
EPSS score: 16.5% (97th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-4744)
Published: October 28, 2008
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-4744 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

extplorer / com extplorer
joomla / joomla!

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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