Is CVE-2009-4946 being actively exploited?

CVE-2009-4946 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2009-4946?

CVE-2009-4946 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2009-4946

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8EPSS 1.2%EU EUVD

Directory traversal vulnerability in the Messaging (com_messaging) component before 1.5.1 for Joomla! allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via directory traversal sequences in the controller parameter in a messages action to index.php. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.

Key facts

CVSS score: 6.8 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-22
EPSS score: 1.2% (69th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2009-4908)
Published: July 22, 2010
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2009-4908 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

joomla / joomla!
thetricky / com messaging

References

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

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