CVE-2010-1956
Directory traversal vulnerability in the Gadget Factory (com_gadgetfactory) component 1.0.0 and 1.5.0 for Joomla! allows remote attackers…
- 7.5HighCVSS base score
- 17.0%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 2.9% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 2Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in the Gadget Factory (com_gadgetfactory) component 1.0.0 and 1.5.0 for Joomla! allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the controller parameter to index.php. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list a Nuclei template and an Exploit-DB entry for it. A reference of the record is tagged as an exploit.
Show the exploits3
Nuclei templates1 template
- Joomla! Component Gadget Factory 1.0.0 - Local File Inclusion (Nuclei template) (opens in a new tab)
http/cves/2010/CVE-2010-1956.yamlSeverity high
Exploit-DB1 entry
- Joomla! Component Gadget Factory 1.0.0 - Local File Inclusion (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 12285webapps, phppublished 18 Apr 2010Verified
References tagged exploit1 reference
- 12285 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
Modules, templates and exploits as listed by the Metasploit Framework (BSD-3-Clause), ProjectDiscovery's Nuclei templates (MIT) and the Exploit Database (GPLv2), read once a day. Where the data comes from
Timeline
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Published
- 14 years later
· 14 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 17.0% · top 2.9% of all CVEs (11 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
8
- comgadgetfactory-controller-file-include(57895) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 39547 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 63917 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 12285 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 39522 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- ADV-2010-0930 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- http://www.thefactory.ro/all-thefactory-products/gadget-factory-for-joomla-1.5.x/detailed-product-flyer.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/1004-exploits/joomlagadgetfactory-lfi.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2010-1975 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2010-1956)Record last updated .