Description
An issue was discovered in Joomla! before 3.9.5. The Media Manager component does not properly sanitize the folder parameter, allowing attackers to act outside the media manager root directory.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- Joomla! Core 1.5.0 - 3.9.4 - Directory Traversal / Authenticated Arbitrary File Deletion EDB-46710 · webapps · Apr 16, 2019
GitHub 3 repositories
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dpgg101/CVE-2019-10945 ★ 37 · Feb 24, 2023
Joomla! Core 1.5.0 - 3.9.4 - Directory Traversal / Authenticated Arbitrary File Deletion in Python3
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tayW84/CVE-2019-10945----Python3 ★ 0 · Mar 19, 2026
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Snizi/CVE-2019-10945 ★ 0 · Sep 2, 2025
Python3 port of the original Joomla Core (1.5.0 through 3.9.4) - Directory Traversal && Authenticated Arbitrary File Deletion
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.