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CVE-2008-4764

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 16.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2008-10-28 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-22

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the eXtplorer module (com_extplorer) 2.0.0 RC2 and earlier in Joomla! allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the dir parameter in a show_error action.

Affected products

• Extplorer Com Extplorer: through 2.0.0

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28764
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41873
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5435
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28764
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41873
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5435

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