CVE-2010-5280
Directory traversal vulnerability in the Community Builder Enhanced (CBE) (com_cbe) component 1.4.8, 1.4.9, and 1.4.10 for Joomla! allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the tabname parameter in a userProfile action to index.php. NOTE: this can be leveraged to execute arbitrary code by using the file upload feature.
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
- 5.5% (93th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2010-5239)
- Published
- November 26, 2012
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2010-5239 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- joomla / joomla!
- joomla-cbe / com cbe
- joomla-cbe / com cbe
- joomla-cbe / com cbe
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/1010-exploits/joomlacbe-lfi.txt
- http://secunia.com/advisories/41741(Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15222(Exploit)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/514183/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/43873(Exploit)
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/62375
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/62376
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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