CVE-2010-1476

NUCLEI

Joomla! com_alphauserpoints 1.5.5 - Path Traversal

Title source: llm

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2010-1476. PoCs published by AntiSecurity. A Nuclei detection template is also available.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability in Joomla's AlphaUserPoints component (version 1.5.5) by manipulating the 'view' parameter to traverse directories and access sensitive files like /etc/passwd.

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the AlphaUserPoints (com_alphauserpoints) component 1.5.5 for Joomla! allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files and possibly have unspecified other impact via a .. (dot dot) in the view parameter to index.php.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED

by AntiSecurity · textwebappsphp

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/12150

View Code ZIP pw:eip

This exploit demonstrates a Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability in Joomla's AlphaUserPoints component (version 1.5.5) by manipulating the 'view' parameter to traverse directories and access sensitive files like /etc/passwd.

Classification

Working Poc 90%

Attack Type

Info Leak

Complexity

Trivial

Reliability

Reliable

Target: Joomla com_alphauserpoints version 1.5.5

No auth needed

Prerequisites: Joomla installation with vulnerable AlphaUserPoints component · Access to the target URL

MITRE ATT&CK

T1190 - Exploit Public-Facing Application T1005 - Data from Local System

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

Nuclei Templates (1)

Joomla! Component AlphaUserPoints 1.5.5 - Local File Inclusion

MEDIUMby daffainfo

References (5)

Core 5

Core References

Exploit exploit x_refsource_exploit-db

http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/12150

Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm

http://www.alphaplug.com/

Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/39250

Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/39393

Exploit x_refsource_misc

http://packetstormsecurity.org/1004-exploits/joomlaalphauserpoints-lfi.txt

Scores

EPSS 0.0334

EPSS Percentile 87.6%

Details

CWE

CWE-22

Status published

Products (1)

alphaplug/com_alphauserpoints 1.5.5

Published Apr 19, 2010

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026