CVE-2009-4946 — Directory traversal vulnerability in the Messaging (com_messaging) component before 1.5.1 for Joomla! allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via directory traversal sequences in the controller parameter in a messages action to index.php

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Directory traversal vulnerability in the Messaging (com_messaging) component before 1.5.1 for Joomla! allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via directory traversal sequences in the controller parameter in a messages action to index.php

Published Jul 22, 2010

6.8

MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 1.24%

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the Messaging (com_messaging) component before 1.5.1 for Joomla! allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via directory traversal sequences in the controller parameter in a messages action to index.php. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

1.24% 0.01236

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.01236

Score over time

2022–2026

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Percentile over time

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Table of values (10 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	1.24% (0.01236)	67.96th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	1.24% (0.01236)	65.05th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.16% (0.00161)	34.54th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.79% (0.00788)	82.19th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Feb 8, 2024	0.79% (0.00788)	80.92th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.79% (0.00788)	78.80th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	1.21% (0.01213)	66.61th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 17, 2023	1.21% (0.01213)	66.22th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	1.21% (0.01213)	64.21th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	1.21% (0.01213)	40.54th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-22

Path Traversal

References (4)

http://osvdb.org/53195
vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
http://secunia.com/advisories/34562
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34365
vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49650
vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

Link	Providers	Tags
http://osvdb.org/53195		vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
http://secunia.com/advisories/34562		third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34365		vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49650		vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Jul 22, 2010

Updated Aug 7, 2024

Reserved Jul 22, 2010

Link CVE-2009-4946

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2009-4946

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2009-4946