CVE-2010-1081

NUCLEI

com_communitypolls < 1.5.2 - Path Traversal via Controller Parameter

Title source: llm

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2010-1081. PoCs published by kaMtiEz. A Nuclei detection template is also available.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This is a writeup describing a Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability in Joomla's com_communitypolls component. It provides details on the vulnerable parameter and a basic example of exploitation.

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the Community Polls (com_communitypolls) component 1.5.2, and possibly earlier, for Core Joomla! allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the controller parameter to index.php.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED

by kaMtiEz · textwebappsphp

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/11511

View Code ZIP pw:eip

This is a writeup describing a Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability in Joomla's com_communitypolls component. It provides details on the vulnerable parameter and a basic example of exploitation.

Classification

Writeup 90%

Attack Type

Info Leak

Complexity

Trivial

Reliability

Reliable

Target: Joomla com_communitypolls component v1.5.2 (possibly lower versions)

No auth needed

Prerequisites: Access to the vulnerable Joomla component

MITRE ATT&CK

T1190 - Exploit Public-Facing Application

devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

Nuclei Templates (1)

Joomla! Component com_communitypolls 1.5.2 - Local File Inclusion

MEDIUMby daffainfo

References (5)

Core 5

Core References

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38330

Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/38692

Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc

http://www.corejoomla.com/component/content/article/1-corejoomla-updates/40-community-polls-v153-security-release.html

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb

http://osvdb.org/62506

Exploit x_refsource_misc

http://packetstormsecurity.org/1002-exploits/joomlacp-lfi.txt

Scores

EPSS 0.0494

EPSS Percentile 89.9%

Details

CWE

CWE-22

Status published

Products (12)

corejoomla/com_communitypolls 1.0.1

corejoomla/com_communitypolls 1.0.2

corejoomla/com_communitypolls 1.0.3

corejoomla/com_communitypolls 1.0.4

corejoomla/com_communitypolls 1.0.5

corejoomla/com_communitypolls 1.0.6

corejoomla/com_communitypolls 1.0.7

corejoomla/com_communitypolls 1.0.8

corejoomla/com_communitypolls 1.0.9

corejoomla/com_communitypolls 1.5.0

... and 2 more

Published Mar 23, 2010

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026