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CVE-2008-6222

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 11.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2009-02-20 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-22

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the Pro Desk Support Center (com_pro_desk) component 1.0 and 1.2 for Joomla! allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the include_file parameter to index.php.

Affected products

• Joomlashowroom Pro Desk Support Center: 1.0, 1.2

References

• http://secunia.com/advisories/32523
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32113
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46356
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6980
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32523
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32113
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46356
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6980

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