Is CVE-2010-1981 being actively exploited?

CVE-2010-1981 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-1981?

CVE-2010-1981 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2010-1981

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8EPSS 12.0%EU EUVD

Directory traversal vulnerability in the Fabrik (com_fabrik) component 2.0 for Joomla! allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the controller parameter to index.php.

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: 12.0% (96th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2010-2000)
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-2010-2000 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

fabrikar / fabrik

References

http://packetstormsecurity.org/1004-exploits/joomlafabrik-lfi.txt(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/12087(Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/57571(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)

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

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