Vulnerability · CVE-2010-4270
netshinesoftware com_netinvoice Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Published Nov 16, 2010 · corrected/updated Nov 16, 2010 · netshinesoftware com_netinvoice · evidence confidence very high
Directory traversal vulnerability in the nBill (com_netinvoice) component before 2.0.9 standard edition, 2.0.10 lite edition, and 1.2_10 for Joomla! allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via directory traversal sequences in unspecified vectors related to (1) administrator/components/com_nbill/admin.nbill.php, (2) components/com_nbill/nbill.php, (3) administrator/components/com_netinvoice/admin.netinvoice.php, or (4) components/com_netinvoice/netinvoice.php, as exploited in the wild in November 2010.
Grounded briefings
Catalog interpretations for three audiences. Each brief cites ingested metadata and the original advisories below. They are not independent research and they do not invent exploit steps.
Executive
CVE-2010-4270 is a unknown public vulnerability record for netshinesoftware com_netinvoice. CISA lists it as known exploited. Published remediation guidance: Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable. This summary is a catalog interpretation of the ingested metadata and cites the original advisories below.
System administrator
Identify whether netshinesoftware com_netinvoice is in your estate, then compare installed versions with the affected ranges. Affected packages or ranges on record: netshinesoftware com_netinvoice. Published remediation guidance: Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable. Prefer the vendor or distribution advisory linked in Sources before changing production systems. This is a catalog interpretation, not a runbook.
Security analyst
Signals on file: no CVSS/EPSS yet. CISA lists it as known exploited. Sources contributing to this record: vulncheck_kev. Public exploit references, when present, are outbound links only and are not proof of active exploitation. This is a catalog interpretation of stored metadata.
Exploitation and remediation
Exploitation evidence
Confirmed in CISA KEV since Nov 16, 2010. Listed in CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV.
Patch and remediation
Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.
Safe detection guidance
Compare installed versions with the affected ranges below and verify the advisory from the original publisher. This site stores metadata and outbound links only; it does not ship exploit code or proof-of-concept payloads.
Code
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No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Nov 16, 2010 · VulnCheck KEV
Detected
Directory traversal vulnerability in the nBill (com_netinvoice) component before 2.0.9 standard edition, 2.0.10 lite edition, and 1.2_10 for Joomla! allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via directory traversal sequences in unspecified vectors related to (1) administrator/components/com_nbill/admin.nbill.php, (2) components/com_nbill/nbill.php, (3) administrator/components/com_netinvoice
Nov 16, 2010 · CISA KEV
Known exploited
Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.
Affected
- vendor netshinesoftware com_netinvoiceversion unspecified
Sources
- VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2010-4270
Directory traversal vulnerability in the nBill (com_netinvoice) component before 2.0.9 standard edition, 2.0.10 lite edition, and 1.2_10 for Joomla! allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via directory traversal sequences in unspecified vectors related to (1) administrat
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