Is CVE-2010-1956 being actively exploited?

CVE-2010-1956 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-1956?

CVE-2010-1956 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

CVE-2010-1956

HIGH · CVSS 7.5EPSS 17.0%EU EUVD

Directory traversal vulnerability in the Gadget Factory (com_gadgetfactory) component 1.0.0 and 1.5.0 for Joomla! allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the controller parameter to index.php. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Key facts

CVSS score: 7.5 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-22
EPSS score: 17.0% (97th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2010-1975)
Published: May 19, 2010
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2010-1975 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

joomla / joomla!
thefactory / com gadgetfactory
thefactory / com gadgetfactory

References

http://osvdb.org/63917(Exploit)
http://packetstormsecurity.org/1004-exploits/joomlagadgetfactory-lfi.txt(Exploit)
http://secunia.com/advisories/39522(Vendor Advisory)
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/12285(Exploit)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/39547(Exploit)
http://www.thefactory.ro/all-thefactory-products/gadget-factory-for-joomla-1.5.x/detailed-product-flyer.html(Patch)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0930(Vendor Advisory)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/57895

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

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