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CVE-2010-2848

Directory traversal vulnerability in assets/captcha/includes/alikon/playcode.php in the InterJoomla ArtForms (com_artforms) component 2.1b7.2 RC2 for Joomla! allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the l parameter.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2010-2848 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 2 products from gonzalo_maser, from joomla organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2010, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2010-07-25T02:04:11.813

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 5.0 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-22

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	gonzalo_maser	com_artforms	2.1b7.2	Yes
Application	joomla	joomla\!	*	No

References

http://packetstormsecurity.org/1007-exploits/joomlaartforms-sqltraversalxss.txt Exploit ([email protected])
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/14263 Exploit ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/512215/100/0/threaded ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41457 Exploit ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/60161 ([email protected])
http://packetstormsecurity.org/1007-exploits/joomlaartforms-sqltraversalxss.txt Exploit (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/14263 Exploit (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/512215/100/0/threaded (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41457 Exploit (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/60161 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For gonzalo_maser's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.