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    CVE-2008-1849

    Directory traversal vulnerability in index.php in the joomlaXplorer (com_joomlaxplorer) Mambo/Joomla! component 1.6.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to list arbitrary directories via a .. (dot dot) in the dir parameter in a show_error action.

    Published:Apr 16, 2008
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Apr 16, 2008
    EPSS Score:0.0382
    CVSS Score:5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Joomla
    Product
    Joomla
    Vendor
    Joomlacode
    Product
    Joomlaexplorer
    Vendor
    Mambo
    Product
    Mambo

    Exploits

    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28746http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28746https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5431

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
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    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
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    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
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    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High