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CVE-2010-1983

49
FAUCET Score

CVE-2010-1983 describes a directory traversal vulnerability in the redTWITTER (com_redtwitter) component, specifically version 1.0.x including 1.0b11, for Joomla!. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to read arbitrary files on the server by manipulating the 'view' parameter in index.php with a "../" sequence. The vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.5, indicating high severity due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. Its FAUCET Risk Score is 96/100, highlighting its significant risk. While not listed on the CISA KEV catalog, exploit code for this vulnerability is publicly available through ExploitDB (EDB-12055) and Nuclei templates, suggesting it can be exploited by adversaries. Despite this, there is no evidence of active exploitation, and it has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.0b8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:redcomponent:com_redtwitter:1.0b8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0b9CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:redcomponent:com_redtwitter:1.0b9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0b9.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:redcomponent:com_redtwitter:1.0b9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0b10CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:redcomponent:com_redtwitter:1.0b10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0b11CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:redcomponent:com_redtwitter:1.0b11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.5HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
18.82%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
97.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
Nuclei: CVE-2010-1983 · Aug 10, 2021
ExploitDB: EDB-12055 · Apr 4, 2010
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.1882 is in the 95th percentile among its peer group of 51,455 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

evilc0de.blogspot.com / 2010/04/joomla-component-redtwitter-lfi-vuln.html
Exploit
osvdb.org / 63533
packetstormsecurity.org / 1004-exploits/joomlaredtwitter-lfi.txt
Exploit
secunia.com / advisories/39342
Vendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/57511
exploit-db.com / exploits/12055
Exploit
securityfocus.com / bid/39211
Exploit