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Vulnerability · NVD published 2009-02-06

CVE-2008-6080

Directory traversal vulnerability in download.php in the ionFiles (com_ionfiles) 4.4.2 component for Joomla! allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the file parameter.

Signals

Exploited in the wild
Not on KEVNot in CISA's catalogue as of the last daily pull. Absence is not proof of safety.
EPSS · 30-day forecast
11%Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 96th percentile of all CVEs. A forecast; KEV outranks it.
CVSS · NVD
5.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Internet exposure
not stated by sourcesNo exposure census on this CVE's dispatches.

Exploits

2 known · links only

Exploit-DB1

  1. Joomla! Component ionFiles 4.4.2 - File Disclosure ↗

    created 2008-10-22

Nuclei1

  1. Joomla! ionFiles 4.4.2 - Local File Inclusion ↗

    Joomla! ionFiles 4.4.2 is susceptible to local file inclusion in download.php in the ionFiles (com_ionfiles) that allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the file parameter.

    yaml · seen 2026-10-18

Detections

3 rules · Sigma · QRadar · Cortex

  1. CVE exploitation

    CVE-2008-6080 exploitation attempt

    CVE-2008-6080

    T1190conf 70SIGAQLXQL

Generated by skopnix from this finding, each with false-positive notes. Open the list →

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