Is CVE-2010-1494 being actively exploited?

CVE-2010-1494 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-1494?

CVE-2010-1494 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2010-1494

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.0EPSS 16.7%EU EUVD

Directory traversal vulnerability in the AWDwall (com_awdwall) component 1.5.4 for Joomla! allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the controller parameter to index.php.

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: 16.7% (97th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2010-1521)
Published: April 23, 2010
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2010-1521 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

awdsolution / com awdwall
joomla / joomla!

References

http://packetstormsecurity.org/1004-exploits/joomlaawdwall-lfisql.txt(Exploit)
http://secunia.com/advisories/39553(Vendor Advisory)
http://www.awdwall.com/index.php/awdwall-updates-logs-(Vendor Advisory)
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/12113(Exploit)
http://www.osvdb.org/63943
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/39331(Exploit)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/57693

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

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