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.
| Vendor | Product | Version(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 version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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.
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 records are not available for this CVE.